Palisades is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Palisades typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palisades, ~10% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Palisades compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Palisades leans more Republican than 4 of 13 neighbors.
Palisades runs about 60 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Palisades. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+67), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Palisades 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 Palisades, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Palisades votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 22%, modestly below the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Palisades, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Palisades looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Palisades own their home, about 20 points above the Texas average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Timbercreek Canyon, TX R+73
- Lake Tanglewood, TX R+72
- Canyon, TX R+52
- Amarillo, TX R+31
- Ogg, TX R+80
- Washburn, TX R+76
- Bishop Hills, TX R+76
- Bushland, TX R+80
- Umbarger, TX R+81
- Wayside, TX R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alluwe, OK R+66
- Catherine, AL D+63
- Hico, TN R+63
- Hibbard, IN R+46
- West Prairie, WI R+25
- Newburg, IL R+51
- Hannibal, WI R+48
- North Holston, VA R+65
- Hardscrabble, DE R+34
- Minnie, WV R+65
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.