Sanctuary is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Sanctuary typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sanctuary, ~14% vote Democratic, ~76% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sanctuary compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sanctuary leans more Republican than 44 of 58 neighbors.
Sanctuary runs about 55 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Sanctuary 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 Sanctuary, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 89% of households in Sanctuary are family households, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Sanctuary runs against that pattern.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sanctuary, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sanctuary looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Sanctuary have completed high school, about 10 points above the Texas average of 86%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Sanctuary sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Springtown, TX R+69
- Pecan Acres, TX R+61
- Lakeside, TX R+46
- Keeter, TX R+75
- Newark, TX R+60
- Boyd, TX R+74
- Lucky Ridge, TX R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Abbyville, KS R+61
- Albert, KS R+67
- Otway, NC R+54
- Radley, IN R+60
- New Vernon, PA R+61
- Bigler, PA R+65
- Gerlaw, IL R+46
- Rossie, NY R+41
- Sandusky, WI R+35
- Pine Grove Beach, MI R+33
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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.