Redwater, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Redwater

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Redwater is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.

 

About 71% of adults in Redwater typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Redwater, ~7% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Redwater compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Redwater leans more Republican than 43 of 48 neighbors.

Redwater runs about 65 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Redwater. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+71), a spread of about 12 points.

Why Redwater 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 Redwater, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Redwater drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Redwater, TX sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Redwater looks the way it does

Turnout in Redwater sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.