Post leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Post typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Post, ~19% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Post compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Post is the least Republican-leaning.
Post runs about 11 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Post. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 42 points.
Why Post 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 Post, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Post votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 42%, modestly above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Post sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 95% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Post, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Post looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Post 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 45%, about 9 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 28% of households in Post rent, above 81% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 68% of adults in Post have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Close City, TX R+67
- Kalgary, TX R+65
- Southland, TX R+72
- Justiceburg, TX R+77
- Slaton, TX R+36
- Owens, TX R+57
- Tahoka, TX R+53
- Fluvanna, TX R+80
- Wilson, TX R+74
- Savage, TX R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lyndonville, VT R+19
- Evans City, PA R+33
- Northbridge, MA Even
- Telford, TN R+69
- Hiddenite, NC R+64
- Ovilla, TX R+22
- New Ipswich, NH R+15
- Belden, MS R+37
- Butler, MO R+50
- Lake Montezuma, AZ 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.