Styx is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Styx typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Styx, ~7% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Styx compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Styx leans more Republican than 62 of 67 neighbors.
Styx runs about 62 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Styx. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Styx 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 Styx, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Styx are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Styx, 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 Styx looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Styx 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 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
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- Effingham, KS R+57
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- Chadwick, IL R+42
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- Fieldbrook, CA D+40
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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.