Placid is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Placid typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Placid, ~7% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Placid compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Placid leans more Republican than 16 of 26 neighbors.
Placid runs about 65 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Placid 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 Placid, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Placid sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 38 points above the Texas average of 56%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Placid, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Placid looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Placid own their home, about 15 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Placid sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Placid have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rochelle, TX R+78
- Holt, TX R+84
- Pear Valley, TX R+74
- Winchell, TX R+80
- Skeeterville, TX R+83
- Lohn, TX R+78
- Whon, TX R+78
- Richland Springs, TX R+81
- Dulin, TX R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Chili, NY R+8
- Lacour, LA R+26
- Cyclone, IN R+59
- Okolona, OH R+61
- West Austintown, OH R+44
- Maud, MO R+70
- Marshwood, PA R+31
- Cash, MO R+69
- Emerickville, PA R+65
- Fort Howard, MD R+27
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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.