Thorp Spring is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Thorp Spring typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thorp Spring, ~10% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Thorp Spring compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Thorp Spring leans more Republican than 18 of 32 neighbors.
Thorp Spring runs about 57 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Thorp Spring. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Thorp Spring 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 Thorp Spring, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Thorp Spring are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Thorp Spring, TX sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Thorp Spring looks the way it does
Turnout in Thorp Spring sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brazos Bend, TX R+60
- Granbury, TX R+61
- Lipan, TX R+76
- Dennis, TX R+77
- DeCordova, TX R+47
- Cresson, TX R+65
- Tolar, TX R+76
- Mambrino, TX R+64
- Annetta South, TX R+62
- Pecan Plantation, TX R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Safe, MO R+65
- Log Cabin, TX R+63
- San Haven, ND D+38
- Lost Nation, IA R+43
- Selkirk, MI R+45
- Canton, OK R+74
- Fedhaven, FL R+62
- Lewisburg, MS R+68
- Forest Lake, PA R+50
- Somerset, VA R+32
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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.