Stiles is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Stiles typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stiles, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stiles compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stiles leans more Republican than 2 of 5 neighbors.
Stiles runs about 57 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Stiles 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 Stiles, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Stiles live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Texas average of 35%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Stiles sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 86% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Stiles, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Stiles looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Stiles 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%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 54% of households in Stiles rent, compared to around 28% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Texon, TX R+62
- Big Lake, TX R+54
- Midkiff, TX R+73
- St. Lawrence, TX R+81
- Rankin, TX R+74
- Garden City, TX R+85
- Barnhart, TX R+76
- Iraan, TX R+42
- McCamey, TX R+50
- Crane, TX R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hillville, PA R+64
- Wrightsburg, KY R+62
- Sabanno, TX R+73
- Pisgah, TN R+62
- Round Timber, TX R+78
- Slate Mills, OH R+45
- Midco, CA R+20
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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.