New Home is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 64% of adults in New Home typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Home, ~8% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Home compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Home leans more Republican than 10 of 15 neighbors.
New Home runs about 61 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within New Home. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 42 points.
Why New Home 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 New Home, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in New Home are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and New Home sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 76% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; New Home, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in New Home looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. New Home 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
- Wilson, TX R+74
- Tahoka, TX R+53
- Wolfforth, TX R+59
- Slaton, TX R+36
- Lubbock, TX R+19
- Ropesville, TX R+80
- Meadow, TX R+72
- Buffalo Springs, TX R+61
- Southland, TX R+72
- Ransom Canyon, TX R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion, WI R+29
- Refton, PA R+58
- Forest Grove, FL R+36
- Herndon, WV R+72
- Freestone, TX R+62
- Brooke, VA R+8
- Douglas, ND R+53
- Niagara, PA R+41
- Pencil Bluff, AR R+64
- Marysvale, UT R+76
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.