Quemado leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Quemado typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Quemado, ~18% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Quemado compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Quemado leans more Republican than 5 of 6 neighbors.
Quemado runs about 17 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Quemado. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Quemado 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 Quemado, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Quemado hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Texas average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Quemado are family households, above 98% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Quemado, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Quemado looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Quemado 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 46%, about 8 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Quemado have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Quemado sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spofford, TX R+33
- Normandy, TX R+23
- Seco Mines, TX R+7
- Eagle Pass, TX R+8
- Eidson Road, TX R+3
- Fort Clark Springs, TX R+43
- Brackettville, TX R+24
- Laughlin A F B, TX R+31
- Del Rio, TX R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elgin, ND R+72
- New Trier, MN R+44
- Pleasant Valley, MD R+41
- Cayuta, NY R+36
- Clearview, WA D+17
- New Site, AL R+81
- Tilghman, MD R+22
- Harrisonburg, LA R+85
- Joyes, KY R+35
- Tabler, OK R+70
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.