Olton is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Olton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Olton, ~12% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Olton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Olton leans more Republican than 5 of 15 neighbors.
Olton runs about 48 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Olton. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Olton 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 Olton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Olton hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Texas average of 26%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Olton, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Olton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Olton is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Edmonson, TX R+78
- Earth, TX R+59
- Cotton Center, TX R+74
- Spade, TX R+69
- Hale Center, TX R+42
- Amherst, TX R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ganado, AZ D+58
- Westmorland, CA R+16
- Cherry Valley, MA R+6
- Reedsville, WV R+56
- Superior, AZ D+8
- Port Royal, PA R+59
- Laurel Hill, FL R+69
- Avella, PA R+49
- Gates, NC R+18
- Tucker, TX R+66
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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.