Silver City is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Silver City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver City, ~13% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silver City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Silver City leans more Republican than 49 of 59 neighbors.
Silver City runs about 57 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Silver 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 Silver City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Silver City live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Texas average of 35%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Silver City, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Silver City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Silver City is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Drane, TX R+48
- Rodney, TX R+69
- Spring Hill, TX R+64
- Dawson, TX R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rumley, AR R+66
- Hadley, IL R+64
- Butlerville, OH R+69
- Calliham, TX R+59
- Buffalo, MT R+61
- Maltersville, IN R+54
- Williamson, AR R+74
- Helena, TN R+70
- Elk Grove, WI R+38
- Lake Drive, TN R+74
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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.