Pecan Hill leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Pecan Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pecan Hill, ~21% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pecan Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pecan Hill leans more Republican than 34 of 57 neighbors.
Pecan Hill runs about 30 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pecan Hill. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Pecan Hill 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 Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 86% of households in Pecan Hill are family households, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Pecan Hill runs against that pattern.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Pecan Hill, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Pecan Hill looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Pecan Hill own their home, about 18 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Pecan Hill sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Red Oak, TX R+12
- Oak Leaf, TX R+14
- Ike, TX R+40
- Glenn Heights, TX D+44
- Palmer, TX R+49
- Waxahachie, TX R+30
- Ovilla, TX R+22
- Ferris, TX R+27
- Lancaster, TX D+61
- DeSoto, TX D+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Vernon Club Place, CO D+25
- Osmond, NC R+32
- Elmore, MN R+46
- Clearview, TX R+62
- Shutter Corners, NY R+32
- Flatrock, WV R+59
- Moberly, KY R+50
- Heinola, MN R+44
- Noatak, AK D+24
- Kirkwood, DE D+29
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.