Queen City is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Queen City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Queen City, ~14% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Queen City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Queen City leans more Republican than 20 of 52 neighbors.
Queen City runs about 45 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Queen City. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 51 points.
Why Queen City 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 Queen City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Queen City hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Texas average of 26%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Queen City runs against that pattern.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Queen City, TX sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Queen City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Queen City is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lanark, TX R+72
- Springdale, TX R+55
- Cass, TX R+70
- Atlanta, TX R+37
- Bloomburg, TX R+79
- Smyrna, TX R+80
- O'Farrell, TX R+60
- Bethsaida, TX R+79
- Jonesville, AR R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Doucette, TX R+58
- Ethel, LA R+14
- Kersey, CO R+54
- Darrington, WA R+26
- Union, OR R+52
- Waddy, KY R+54
- Tivoli, NY D+28
- Wartrace, IL D+13
- New Llano, LA R+14
- Logan, WV R+54
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.