Shive is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Shive typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shive, ~10% vote Democratic, ~74% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shive compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shive leans more Republican than 17 of 25 neighbors.
Shive runs about 63 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Shive leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Shive. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Shive, TX does.
Why turnout in Shive looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Shive have completed high school, about 11 points above the Texas average of 86%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Shive sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pottsville, TX R+77
- Evant, TX R+75
- Indian Gap, TX R+76
- Hamilton, TX R+67
- Center City, TX R+77
- Purmela, TX R+78
- South Purmela, TX R+77
- Energy, TX R+76
- Caradan, TX R+78
- Whiteway, TX R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zenda, WI R+35
- Cedar Bluff, IA R+33
- Buffalo Prairie, IL R+40
- Shamokin, SC R+42
- Waka, TX R+88
- Sierra City, CA R+12
- Womacks, VA R+30
- Lock Berlin, NY R+40
- Columbia Hills Corners, OH R+37
- Tonet, WI R+42
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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.