O'Farrell is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 59% of adults in O'Farrell typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in O'Farrell, ~12% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How O'Farrell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, O'Farrell leans more Republican than 26 of 50 neighbors.
O'Farrell runs about 47 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within O'Farrell. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 23 points.
Why O'Farrell 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 O'Farrell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in O'Farrell live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and O'Farrell sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 83% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in O'Farrell are family households, above 78% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; O'Farrell, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in O'Farrell looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. O'Farrell 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.
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- Douglassville, TX R+54
- New Colony, TX R+62
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- Lanark, TX R+72
- Linden, TX R+50
- Bethsaida, TX R+79
- Queen City, TX R+59
- Lanier, TX R+65
- Marietta, TX R+57
- Springdale, TX R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Leipzig, ND R+69
- Quitsna, NC D+54
- Orchard, CO R+68
- Sheppton, PA R+48
- Dresden, NY R+20
- Talma, IN R+61
- Figg, KY R+47
- Quinerly, NC R+23
- Koontz Lake, IN R+54
- Georgeville, MN R+56
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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.