Pine Forest is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Pine Forest typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine Forest, ~8% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pine Forest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pine Forest leans more Republican than 30 of 40 neighbors.
Pine Forest runs about 66 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pine Forest. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+88) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+76), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Pine Forest 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 Pine Forest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Pine Forest drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pine Forest, TX sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Pine Forest looks the way it does
Turnout in Pine Forest sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vidor, TX R+76
- Mauriceville, TX R+81
- Rose City, TX R+81
- Fletcher, TX R+81
- Oilla, TX R+73
- Evadale, TX R+84
- Beaumont, TX D+25
- Rose Hill Acres, TX R+78
- Lumberton, TX R+70
- Voth, TX R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Independence, WI R+28
- San Geronimo, TX R+32
- Garysburg, NC D+56
- Salina, UT R+68
- Marathon, WI R+42
- Dutton, AL R+81
- Whetstone, AZ R+53
- Grove Hill, AL R+13
- Prospect, PA R+45
- Tannersville, PA R+10
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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.