Patman is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Patman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Patman, ~9% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Patman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Patman leans more Republican than 41 of 43 neighbors.
Patman runs about 62 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Patman 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 Patman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Patman live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Patman, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Patman looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Patman own their home, about 16 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Patman sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hughes Springs, TX R+52
- Lanier, TX R+65
- Avinger, TX R+67
- Linden, TX R+50
- Jenkins, TX R+58
- Lone Star, TX R+44
- Nickleberry, TX R+60
- Lassater, TX R+63
- Daingerfield, TX R+24
- Orrs, TX R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nobility, TX R+72
- Beacon, IA R+50
- Quechee, VT D+12
- Bruno, OK R+77
- Stoddert, VA R+23
- Langston, MI R+43
- New Kingstown, PA R+14
- Ketchums Corner, NY R+13
- Freeman, VA D+28
- Zuehl, TX R+40
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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.