Pierce leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Pierce typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pierce, ~15% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pierce compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pierce leans more Republican than 5 of 35 neighbors.
Pierce runs about 5 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Pierce 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 Pierce, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Pierce hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Texas average of 26%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pierce, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Pierce looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pierce 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 37%, about 16 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 45% of households in Pierce rent, compared to around 19% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- El Campo, TX R+33
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- Mackay, TX R+37
- Sorrelle, TX R+15
- Glen Flora, TX R+13
- Wharton, TX R+15
- Danevang, TX R+56
- Lane City, TX R+49
- New Taiton, TX R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Summum, IL R+59
- Edgerton, WY R+75
- Pike Corner, ME R+5
- Brooklyn, IL D+85
- River Neck, NC D+4
- Holland Gin, AL R+73
- Listonburg, PA R+62
- Liberty, NE R+62
- Triplett, MO R+68
- Wisner, MI 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.