Sherwood Shores is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Sherwood Shores typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sherwood Shores, ~18% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sherwood Shores compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sherwood Shores leans more Republican than 7 of 54 neighbors.
Sherwood Shores runs about 44 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Sherwood Shores 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 Sherwood Shores, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sherwood Shores votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 48%, modestly above the Texas average of 35%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sherwood Shores, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sherwood Shores looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Sherwood Shores own their home, about 22 points above the Texas average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gordonville, TX R+70
- Willis, OK R+66
- Locust, TX R+62
- Cedar Mills, TX R+69
- Shay, OK R+67
- Sandusky, TX R+70
- Powell, OK R+71
- Pottsboro, TX R+60
- Preston, TX R+63
- Kingston, OK R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Melcher-Dallas, IA R+39
- Alexis, IL R+38
- Blue River, CO D+18
- Pattison, TX R+37
- Arlington, SD R+49
- Clarks Grove, MN R+41
- Peconic, NY R+4
- Holden, WV R+66
- Hughes, AR D+26
- Mendoza, TX R+11
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.