Pep is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Pep typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pep, ~6% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pep compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pep leans more Republican than 19 of 23 neighbors.
Pep runs about 65 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pep. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+68), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Pep 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 Pep, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Pep are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Pep sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 83% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Pep, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pep looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pep is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 21%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 10%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Beck, TX R+74
- Pettit, TX R+81
- Bula, TX R+66
- Enochs, TX R+65
- Oklahoma Flat, TX R+76
- Morton, TX R+40
- Friendship, TX R+73
- Lums Chapel, TX R+77
- Whitharral, TX R+82
- Littlefield, TX R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hannahsville, WV R+59
- Happy, AR R+68
- Panther Burn, MS D+35
- Dublin Mills, PA R+75
- Shaw, CO R+65
- Mount Palatine, IL R+44
- Exeter, VA R+63
- Homan, AR R+51
- Brentwood Lake, OH R+28
- Mc Grann, PA R+46
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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.