Pettibone leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Pettibone typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pettibone, ~16% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pettibone compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pettibone leans more Republican than 1 of 45 neighbors.
Pettibone runs about 22 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pettibone. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 43 points.
Why Pettibone 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 Pettibone, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Pettibone hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Texas average of 26%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Pettibone, TX does.
Why turnout in Pettibone looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pettibone is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 8 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Pettibone rent, compared to around 15% in nearby cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Pettibone sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cameron, TX R+42
- Maysfield, TX R+56
- Buckholts, TX R+68
- Yarrelton, TX R+69
- South Elm, TX R+69
- Ben Arnold, TX R+66
- Hoyte, TX R+69
- Sharp, TX R+70
- Burlington, TX R+70
- Meeks, TX R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Buckhorn, PA R+52
- Buckingham, PA Even
- North Greenwich, NY R+16
- Lively, WV R+66
- St. Pierre, MT D+72
- Seminole, PA R+67
- East Dixfield, ME R+35
- Corralitos, CA D+36
- Umber View Heights, MO R+61
- Maywood, KY R+67
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.