Premont leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Premont typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Premont, ~27% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Premont compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Premont leans more Republican than 9 of 16 neighbors.
Premont runs about 6 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Premont. The east side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+21), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Premont 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 Premont, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Premont hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Texas average of 26%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Premont runs against that pattern.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Premont, 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 Premont looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Premont 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 39%, about 14 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in Premont rent, above 92% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 63% of adults in Premont have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cruz Calle, TX R+11
- Falfurrias, TX D+7
- Flowella, TX R+3
- Rios, TX R+6
- Concepcion, TX Even
- Ricardo, TX R+20
- Palito Blanco, TX Even
- Kingsville, TX R+4
- Ben Bolt, TX R+14
- Sejita, TX Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sturgis, KY R+58
- Lennox, SD R+39
- Crescent, OK R+64
- Adger, AL R+80
- Earlsboro, OK R+62
- Floydada, TX R+44
- Arcadia, LA D+26
- Lennon, MI R+30
- Grantham, NH R+10
- Toledo, IA R+13
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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.