Topsey is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Topsey typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Topsey, ~11% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Topsey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Topsey leans more Republican than 12 of 27 neighbors.
Topsey runs about 52 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Topsey. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Topsey 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 Topsey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Topsey are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Topsey, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Topsey looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Topsey is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pidcoke, TX R+69
- Rumley, TX R+71
- Copperas Cove, TX R+22
- Pearl, TX R+74
- King, TX R+73
- Kempner, TX R+52
- Adamsville, TX R+72
- Kay Bee Heights, TX R+15
- Fort Hood, TX R+3
- Arnett, TX R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Perley, MN R+23
- Mount Heron, VA R+70
- Mummasburg, PA R+42
- Wilson Creek, WA R+71
- Temple, IN R+50
- Plantsville, OH R+29
- Capay, CA R+19
- St. Nicholas, MI R+39
- Elmville, OH R+67
- Oral, SD R+71
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.