Philrich is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Philrich typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Philrich, ~10% vote Democratic, ~77% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Philrich compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Philrich leans more Republican than 4 of 11 neighbors.
Philrich runs about 62 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Philrich 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 Philrich, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Philrich drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Philrich are family households, above 94% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Philrich, TX sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Philrich looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Philrich own their home, about 19 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Philrich sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bunavista, TX R+74
- Borger, TX R+53
- Fritch, TX R+72
- Sanford, TX R+83
- Dial, TX R+78
- Texroy, TX R+84
- Stinnett, TX R+78
- Skellytown, TX R+86
- Panhandle, TX R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Temperance, GA R+72
- Kattelville, NY R+23
- Otto, WV R+61
- Hunts Corners, NY R+36
- Stotonic Village, AZ D+55
- Mount Liberty, WV R+65
- Patterson, OK R+70
- Doss, TX R+74
- Newton Hamilton, PA R+69
- Oakland Mills, IA R+46
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.