Pecan Grove leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Pecan Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pecan Grove, ~32% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pecan Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pecan Grove leans more Republican than 32 of 55 neighbors.
Politically, Pecan Grove sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pecan Grove. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+45), a spread of about 47 points.
Why Pecan Grove 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 Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pecan Grove votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 79%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Pecan Grove are family households, above 98% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Pecan Grove, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pecan Grove looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Pecan Grove have completed high school, about 10 points above the Texas average of 86%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Pecan Grove own their home, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Richmond, TX D+8
- Crabb, TX D+4
- New Territory, TX Even
- Mission Bend, TX D+23
- Greatwood, TX R+20
- Sugar Land, TX Even
- Rosenberg, TX D+3
- Cinco Ranch, TX R+16
- Meadows Place, TX Even
- Fulshear, TX R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Washougal, WA R+6
- Goodlettsville, TN R+8
- Kenmore, WA D+46
- Tumwater, WA D+31
- Alexandria, MN R+30
- Junction City, KS R+8
- Edgewood, MD D+34
- Valinda, CA D+24
- Greenbelt, MD D+69
- Centralia, WA R+13
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.