Pleak leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Pleak typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleak, ~29% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleak compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleak leans more Republican than 17 of 52 neighbors.
Pleak runs about 5 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pleak. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+2) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+42), a spread of about 44 points.
Why Pleak 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 Pleak, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pleak votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 32%, above 81% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Pleak are family households, above 96% of cities.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pleak, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pleak looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pleak is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 21%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 10%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rosenberg, TX D+3
- Fairchilds, TX R+60
- Needville, TX R+50
- Beasley, TX R+29
- Crabb, TX D+4
- Greatwood, TX R+20
- Guy, TX R+57
- Pecan Grove, TX R+17
- Clodine, TX R+46
- Long Point, TX R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pocasset, MA D+17
- Brooks, KY R+51
- Lomira, WI R+40
- Pleasant Valley, WV R+39
- New Stanton, PA R+34
- Litchfield, OH R+47
- Magnolia Springs, FL R+35
- Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA D+44
- Baldwinville, MA R+17
- Seale, AL R+28
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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.