Penland is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Penland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Penland, ~13% vote Democratic, ~78% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Penland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Penland leans more Republican than 51 of 68 neighbors.
Penland runs about 58 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Penland 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 Penland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Penland are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Penland, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Penland looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Penland own their home, about 16 points above the Texas average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Savoy, TX R+72
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- Colbert, OK R+62
- Sherman, TX R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youmans, FL R+58
- Yorkville, CA D+30
- Vance, MS D+6
- Uva, WY R+70
- Petersburg, MN R+53
- Polley, WI R+48
- Christy Manor, PA R+55
- Midway Corner, AR R+13
- Beaux Arts Village, WA D+48
- Wautubbee, MS R+60
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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.