Peeltown is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Peeltown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Peeltown, ~8% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Peeltown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Peeltown leans more Republican than 63 of 68 neighbors.
Peeltown runs about 61 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Peeltown 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 Peeltown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Peeltown are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Peeltown, 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 Peeltown looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Peeltown is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cottonwood, TX R+72
- Scurry, TX R+70
- Styx, TX R+76
- Grays Prairie, TX R+68
- Rosser, TX R+70
- Sand Lake, TX R+65
- Seven Points, TX R+72
- Chatfield, TX R+42
- Tolosa, TX R+74
- Kemp, TX R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Liggett, KY R+76
- Whorton, AL R+84
- Lindon, CO R+80
- Delaplaine, AR R+69
- Bremer, IA R+42
- Sixmile, IA R+45
- Ollie, MT R+78
- Starkweather, ND R+51
- Slickford, KY R+76
- Oliver, IN R+52
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.