Sodville leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Sodville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sodville, ~13% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sodville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sodville leans more Republican than 17 of 29 neighbors.
Sodville runs about 26 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sodville. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Sodville 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 Sodville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Sodville drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Sodville are family households, above 95% 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 Sodville, TX does.
Why turnout in Sodville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sodville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 24%, about 6 points above the Texas average of 19%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sinton, TX R+15
- Morgan Farm, TX R+39
- Taft, TX R+13
- Odem, TX R+21
- Taft Southwest, TX R+39
- Edroy, TX R+46
- West Sinton, TX R+42
- Portland, TX R+38
- Gregory, TX R+20
- Hubert, TX R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Lubec, ME R+17
- Mitchell, WV R+63
- Cambridge, KS R+71
- Hulen, KY R+79
- Rock Creek, OR R+51
- Raymondville, NY R+31
- West Cornwall, VT D+16
- Laneport, TX R+60
- Hereford, WV R+67
- North Orland, ME R+14
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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.