Seven Sisters leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Seven Sisters typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Seven Sisters, ~17% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Seven Sisters compares
Seven Sisters sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable cities nearby.
Seven Sisters runs about 17 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Seven Sisters. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 50 points.
Why Seven Sisters 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 Seven Sisters, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Seven Sisters hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Texas average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Seven Sisters sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 98% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Seven Sisters, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Seven Sisters looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Seven Sisters 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 44%, about 9 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Seven Sisters have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Freer, TX R+28
- San Diego, TX R+5
- Tilden, TX R+59
- San Jose, TX R+9
- Benavides, TX R+2
- George West, TX R+54
- Simmons, TX R+54
- Alice, TX R+4
- Calliham, TX R+59
- Orange Grove, TX R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Meadville, WV R+68
- East Pharsalia, NY R+46
- Hawkinsville, TX R+63
- Wingston, OH R+49
- Purdy, WI R+10
- Higgins Corners, PA R+58
- Tasco, KS R+86
- Cairo, TN R+63
- Napier, IA R+8
- Willimantic, ME R+39
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.