Orange Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Orange Grove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orange Grove, ~14% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orange Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orange Grove leans more Republican than 16 of 22 neighbors.
Orange Grove runs about 41 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Orange Grove. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Orange Grove leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Orange Grove. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Orange Grove, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Orange Grove looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Orange Grove 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 23%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 10%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sandia, TX R+60
- San Patricio, TX R+59
- Lake City, TX R+35
- Sandy Hollow-Escondidas, TX R+69
- Mathis, TX R+21
- Agua Dulce, TX R+21
- Banquete, TX R+11
- Alice, TX R+4
- Hubert, TX R+55
- Rabb, TX R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sour Lake, TX R+74
- North Tazewell, VA R+59
- Tazewell, VA R+54
- Wakulla, FL R+24
- Ashland, NE R+38
- Ainaloa, HI D+4
- Swanzey, NH R+16
- Schulenburg, TX R+50
- Lafayette, NJ R+27
- Prudenville, MI R+27
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.