Redwood leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Redwood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Redwood, ~27% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Redwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Redwood leans more Republican than 10 of 43 neighbors.
Redwood runs about 6 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Redwood. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+14) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+41), a spread of about 55 points.
Why Redwood 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 Redwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Redwood are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Redwood, TX does.
Why turnout in Redwood looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Redwood 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 48%, about 5 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Staples, TX R+41
- Martindale, TX R+25
- San Marcos, TX D+20
- Zorn, TX R+41
- Reedville, TX R+9
- Hays, TX R+14
- Maxwell, TX R+13
- Fentress, TX R+28
- Prairie Lea, TX R+34
- Kyle, TX D+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Koran, LA R+56
- New Bohemia, VA R+21
- Shawneetown, IL R+62
- Riceboro, GA D+45
- New Baltimore, OH R+50
- Paw Paw, IL R+35
- Belgrade, MN R+56
- Sanator, SD R+52
- Big Horn, WY R+56
- Muir, MI R+48
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.