Ponder, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Ponder

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Ponder is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.

 

About 71% of adults in Ponder typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ponder, ~16% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Ponder compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Ponder leans more Republican than 42 of 65 neighbors.

Ponder runs about 43 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ponder. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 26 points.

Why Ponder 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 Ponder, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Ponder are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Ponder, TX sits in the top quarter 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 Ponder looks the way it does

Turnout in Ponder 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.

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.