Rolla is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Rolla typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rolla, ~5% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rolla compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rolla leans more Republican than 11 of 15 neighbors.
Rolla runs about 70 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Rolla 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 Rolla, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 88% of households in Rolla are family households, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Rolla sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 94% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rolla, TX sits in the bottom tenth 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 Rolla looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Rolla own their home, about 17 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Rolla sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wellington, TX R+50
- Memphis, TX R+59
- Newlin, TX R+67
- Dodson, TX R+84
- Estelline, TX R+79
- Hedley, TX R+80
- Carey, TX R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hooper, WA R+69
- Turck, KS R+54
- Turnwood, NY Even
- Scant City, AL R+75
- Elevon, VA Even
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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.