Olivia is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Olivia typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Olivia, ~10% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Olivia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Olivia leans more Republican than 14 of 22 neighbors.
Olivia runs about 57 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Olivia 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 Olivia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Olivia are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Olivia sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 98% of cities).
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Olivia, TX does.
Why turnout in Olivia looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 99% of households in Olivia own their home, about 24 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Olivia sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Olivia have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Weedhaven, TX R+76
- Point Comfort, TX R+45
- Indianola, TX R+57
- Port Lavaca, TX R+29
- La Ward, TX R+77
- Palacios, TX R+45
- Lolita, TX R+75
- Port O'Connor, TX R+65
- Kamey, TX R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Monterey, KY R+63
- Womacks, VA R+30
- Tesuque, NM D+56
- Chain of Rocks, MO R+55
- Waka, TX R+88
- Green Bank, WV R+57
- Pleasant Plain, IN R+57
- Wingate, TX R+80
- Tonet, WI R+42
- Lassellsville, NY R+52
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.