Simmons is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Simmons typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Simmons, ~8% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Simmons compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Simmons leans more Republican than 1 of 13 neighbors.
Simmons runs about 40 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Simmons. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Simmons 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 Simmons, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 97% of residents in Simmons drive to work alone, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Simmons sits in the bottom quarter (about 7%, below 97% of cities).
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Simmons, TX does.
Why turnout in Simmons looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Simmons 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 43%, about 10 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in Simmons have completed high school, below 98% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Simmons sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Calliham, TX R+59
- Three Rivers, TX R+58
- Oakville, TX R+72
- Whitsett, TX R+60
- George West, TX R+54
- Dinero, TX R+73
- Tilden, TX R+59
- Oaks, TX R+67
- Cadiz, TX R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shiremanstown, PA Even
- Jeffersonville, OH R+61
- Dowling, MI R+43
- Duck Hill, MS Even
- Menard, TX R+51
- McDowell, KY R+61
- Bowmansville, NY R+11
- Rainbow Valley, AZ R+30
- Rushsylvania, OH R+63
- Mauk, GA R+65
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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.