Orient is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Orient typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orient, ~6% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orient compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orient leans more Republican than 5 of 15 neighbors.
Orient runs about 61 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Orient leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Orient. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Orient, TX does.
Why turnout in Orient looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Orient is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Orient have completed high school, below 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Water Valley, TX R+76
- San Angelo, TX R+36
- Goodfellow Afb, TX R+25
- Tennyson, TX R+77
- Veribest, TX R+69
- Tankersley, TX R+77
- Robert Lee, TX R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pennington, AL D+28
- Wind Ridge, PA R+62
- Marble Falls, AR R+58
- Altura, MN R+38
- Como, CO R+12
- Richwood, NJ R+8
- Soldier Creek, SD D+64
- Innsbrook, MO R+42
- Mikana, WI R+33
- Roxbury, WI Even
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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.