Randolph AFB leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Randolph AFB typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Randolph AFB, ~21% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Randolph AFB compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Randolph AFB leans more Republican than 13 of 47 neighbors.
Randolph AFB runs about 7 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Why Randolph AFB 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 Randolph AFB, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Randolph AFB votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 93%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 95% of households in Randolph AFB are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Randolph AFB, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Randolph AFB looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. More than 99% of households in Randolph AFB rent, about 75 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Universal City, TX R+2
- Converse, TX D+17
- Schertz, TX R+10
- Live Oak, TX D+5
- Selma, TX R+5
- Cibolo, TX R+11
- Windcrest, TX D+4
- Zuehl, TX R+40
- Garden Ridge, TX R+34
- Kirby, TX D+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hampton Springs, FL R+54
- Ivanhoe, VA R+69
- Tippecanoe, IN R+64
- Furnaceville, NY R+21
- Brownstown, PA R+34
- Beechwood Village, KY D+18
- Deal, NJ R+42
- Varnamtown, NC R+50
- Blanket, TX R+78
- Flintstone, MD R+67
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.