Simonton leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Simonton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Simonton, ~18% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Simonton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Simonton leans more Republican than 26 of 39 neighbors.
Simonton runs about 31 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Simonton. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Simonton 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 Simonton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Simonton are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Simonton, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Simonton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Simonton is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 99% of households in Simonton own their home, compared to around 81% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Simonton have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Weston Lakes, TX R+50
- Brazos Country, TX R+68
- Wallis, TX R+54
- Orchard, TX R+36
- Fulshear, TX R+25
- Brookshire, TX R+20
- Pattison, TX R+37
- Sunny Side, TX R+14
- San Felipe, TX R+34
- Sealy, TX R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yarrow Point, WA D+37
- Sageville, IA R+31
- Bigfork, MN R+32
- Finlayson, MN R+43
- West Rushville, OH R+54
- Billingsley, AL R+69
- Center, MO R+67
- Bakersfield, VT R+26
- Maysville, OH R+57
- Malbis, AL R+53
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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.