Putnam is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Putnam typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Putnam, ~6% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Putnam compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Putnam leans more Republican than 23 of 24 neighbors.
Putnam runs about 67 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Putnam 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 Putnam, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Putnam live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Texas average of 35%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Putnam, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Putnam looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Putnam is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Putnam rent, compared to around 14% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Gunsight, TX R+77
- Cisco, TX R+59
- Nimrod, TX R+78
- Moran, TX R+85
- Sabanno, TX R+73
- Baird, TX R+70
- Rowden, TX R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Acme, LA R+89
- Lead Mine, WV R+59
- Stringtown, KY R+52
- Earlehurst, VA R+62
- Ricard, NY R+51
- Purcell, KS R+67
- Strawbridge, PA R+48
- Ravenna, MT R+44
- Liberty Valley, AR R+70
- Josserand, TX R+73
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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.