Noodle is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Noodle typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Noodle, ~9% vote Democratic, ~82% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Noodle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Noodle is the most Republican-leaning.
Noodle runs about 67 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Noodle. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+69), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Noodle 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 Noodle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Noodle live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Texas average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Noodle are family households, above 75% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Noodle, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Noodle looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Noodle own their home, about 21 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Noodle sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stith, TX R+79
- Merkel, TX R+72
- Trent, TX R+74
- Neinda, TX R+71
- Hodges, TX R+80
- Sylvester, TX R+76
- Radium, TX R+79
- Hawley, TX R+79
- Anson, TX R+59
- Mc Caulley, TX R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zenda, KS R+71
- Codys Corner, FL R+54
- Comstock, TX R+76
- State Line City, IN R+62
- Southland, TX R+72
- Cottonville, MS R+35
- Sphinx Park, CO R+7
- Cranesville, WV R+64
- Sycamore, AR R+52
- Simoda, WV R+70
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.