Somerset leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Somerset typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Somerset, ~21% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Somerset compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Somerset leans more Republican than 14 of 38 neighbors.
Somerset runs about 4 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Somerset. The southwest side is the most split-leaning (R+31) and the north side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Somerset 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 Somerset, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Somerset hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Texas average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Somerset are family households, above 88% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Somerset, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Somerset looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Somerset 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 30%, about 12 points above the Texas average of 19%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Somerset have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Von Ormy, TX R+7
- Rossville, TX R+35
- Atascosa, TX R+10
- Poteet, TX R+20
- Lytle, TX R+27
- Macdona, TX R+15
- Natalia, TX R+28
- Leming, TX R+42
- Kyote, TX R+42
- Valley-Hi, TX D+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Van Alstyne, TX R+51
- Harlem, GA R+39
- Millis, MA D+12
- Philipsburg, PA R+27
- Shamokin, PA R+32
- Mora, MN R+37
- Silver Springs Shores, FL Even
- Kenly, NC R+43
- Bernardsville, NJ Even
- Country Club Estates, GA D+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.