Pearl City is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Pearl City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pearl City, ~10% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pearl City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pearl City leans more Republican than 12 of 39 neighbors.
Pearl City runs about 53 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pearl City. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Pearl City 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 Pearl City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Pearl City hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Texas average of 26%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pearl City, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pearl City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pearl City 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Pearl City rent, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Petersville, TX R+69
- Concrete, TX R+71
- Edgar, TX R+59
- Glaze City, TX R+72
- Yoakum, TX R+55
- Cheapside, TX R+74
- Shiner, TX R+65
- Hamon, TX R+75
- Sweet Home, TX R+72
- Stratton, TX R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hermitage, NY R+50
- Airmont, VA Even
- Flintside, GA R+61
- Ozone, TN R+69
- River Road, WA D+4
- Trenton Falls, NY R+32
- Closplint, KY R+79
- New Lancaster, IN R+55
- Clifton, NY R+17
- Cromwell, AL R+81
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.