Sublime is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Sublime typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sublime, ~8% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sublime compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sublime leans more Republican than 33 of 36 neighbors.
Sublime runs about 64 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sublime. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+67), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Sublime 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 Sublime, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Sublime are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Sublime, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sublime looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Sublime own their home, about 20 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Sublime sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kinkler, TX R+70
- Sheridan, TX R+69
- Hallettsville, TX R+69
- Vienna, TX R+78
- Speaks, TX R+77
- Williamsburg, TX R+74
- Rock Island, TX R+65
- Moravia, TX R+71
- Weimar, TX R+48
- Worthing, TX R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fitzhugh, VA D+20
- Buttonwood, PA R+66
- Pitcher, NY R+50
- Storla, SD R+60
- Rosine, KY R+70
- Rectortown, VA R+26
- Glencoe, LA Even
- Pomona, MI R+40
- Suiter, VA R+65
- Sulphur City, AR R+34
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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.