Pecan Gap is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Pecan Gap typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pecan Gap, ~12% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pecan Gap compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pecan Gap leans more Republican than 15 of 63 neighbors.
Pecan Gap runs about 53 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pecan Gap. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Pecan Gap 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 Pecan Gap, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Pecan Gap are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Pecan Gap sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 80% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pecan Gap, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Pecan Gap looks the way it does
Turnout in Pecan Gap sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Rattan, TX R+74
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- Ben Franklin, TX R+75
- Klondike, TX R+72
- Fairlie, TX R+64
- Cooper, TX R+63
- Roxton, TX R+68
- Jardin, TX R+57
- Enloe, TX R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rio, LA R+82
- New Dixie, AR R+58
- Wharton, AR R+65
- Schooleys, OH R+58
- Lidderdale, IA R+57
- Nason, MS R+38
- Lindell, VA R+72
- Garrett, TN R+73
- Midway, IA R+44
- Arcola, MS D+44
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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.