Notrees is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Notrees typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Notrees, ~6% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Notrees compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Notrees leans more Republican than 7 of 8 neighbors.
Notrees runs about 58 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Notrees. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Notrees 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 Notrees, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Notrees live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Notrees are family households, above 87% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Notrees, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Notrees looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Notrees is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 26%, about 7 points above the Texas average of 19%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kermit, TX R+57
- Goldsmith, TX R+58
- Wink, TX R+71
- West Odessa, TX R+46
- Monahans, TX R+54
- Penwell, TX R+67
- Thorntonville, TX R+73
- Jal, NM R+56
- Wickett, TX R+73
- Odessa, TX R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hooper, WA R+69
- Milltown, SD R+69
- Thebes, AR R+84
- Vincent, AR R+9
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.