Thompsons leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Thompsons typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thompsons, ~35% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Thompsons compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Thompsons leans more Republican than 25 of 54 neighbors.
Politically, Thompsons sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Thompsons. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+26), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Thompsons 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 Thompsons, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Thompsons votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, modestly below the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Thompsons are family households, above 89% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Thompsons, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Thompsons looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Thompsons own their home, about 22 points above the Texas average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Greatwood, TX R+20
- Sienna Plantation, TX R+5
- Missouri City, TX D+36
- Sugar Land, TX Even
- New Territory, TX Even
- Clodine, TX R+46
- Stafford, TX D+29
- Fresno, TX D+55
- Arcola, TX D+26
- Crabb, TX D+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Golden City, MO R+69
- Allison, IA R+46
- Mountville, SC R+21
- Ironton, MN R+38
- Truby, TX R+79
- South Coffeyville, OK R+63
- Gladeville, TN R+53
- Smyrna, SC R+69
- Colton, NY R+21
- Tignall, GA R+36
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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.