Selman City is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Selman City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Selman City, ~9% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Selman City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Selman City leans more Republican than 35 of 52 neighbors.
Selman City runs about 51 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Selman City 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 Selman City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Selman City drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Selman City sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 88% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Selman City are family households, above 96% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Selman City, 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 Selman City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Selman City 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 47%, about 7 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Joinerville, TX R+69
- Turnertown, TX R+60
- Price, TX R+56
- Crimcrest, TX R+62
- Wright City, TX R+64
- New London, TX R+67
- Salem, TX R+72
- Henderson, TX R+43
- Pone, TX R+61
- Overton, TX R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agness, OR R+10
- Koliganek, AK D+27
- Patterson, TN R+46
- Mondovi, WA R+60
- Helena, TX R+42
- Gabe, KY R+72
- Nicholsville, AL R+50
- South Onondaga, NY R+16
- Lawson, MI R+17
- Laurel Grove, VA R+52
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.