Nelta is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Nelta typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nelta, ~6% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nelta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nelta leans more Republican than 59 of 60 neighbors.
Nelta runs about 69 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Nelta leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Nelta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Nelta live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Texas average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Nelta are family households, above 89% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Nelta, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Nelta looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Nelta is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sulphur Bluff, TX R+81
- Flora, TX R+78
- Dike, TX R+78
- Vasco, TX R+79
- Hatchetville, TX R+77
- Tira, TX R+83
- Birthright, TX R+78
- Kensing, TX R+77
- Prattville, TX R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Price, WV R+67
- Rob Roy, IN R+64
- Mason Grove, TN R+56
- Nelsonia, VA D+6
- Bruington, VA R+43
- Detroit, OR R+38
- Gholson, MS R+35
- Cord, AR R+72
- Juniper Springs, CA R+34
- Vanderburg, KY R+62
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.