Texico is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Texico typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Texico, ~12% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Texico compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Texico leans more Republican than 37 of 64 neighbors.
Texico runs about 76 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Texico is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Texico. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Texico 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 Texico, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Texico votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Texico runs about 76 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Texico drive to work alone, above 85% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Texico, IL sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Texico looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Texico own their home, about 10 points above the Illinois average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Shields, IL R+71
- Idlewood, IL R+46
- Summersville, IL R+51
- Dix, IL R+59
- Camp Ground, IL R+60
- Kell, IL R+66
- Bluford, IL R+68
- Mount Vernon, IL R+30
- Stratton, IL R+76
- Iuka, IL R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Spearville, KS R+73
- Burgess, MS R+51
- Grafton, IL R+39
- Dutton, VA R+35
- Jefferson, NH R+11
- East Dayton, MI R+48
- Garber, OK R+71
- Rosedale, VA R+72
- Yonkers, OK R+61
- Custer, MI R+36
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Illinois State Board of Elections, 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.