Tunis leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Tunis typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tunis, ~20% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tunis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tunis leans more Republican than 11 of 32 neighbors.
Tunis runs about 35 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tunis. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Tunis 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 Tunis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Tunis 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; Tunis, TX sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Tunis looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Tunis 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.
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- Wilcox, TX R+50
- Caldwell, TX R+49
- Frenstat, TX R+62
- Bryan, TX D+7
- Somerville, TX R+50
- College Station, TX D+9
- Clay, TX R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Massena, IA R+59
- Clitherall, MN R+46
- Buffalo Gap, SD R+53
- Silver Lake, NJ D+31
- Daws, NY R+28
- St. Joseph, FL R+39
- Polk, NE R+66
- Fleetville, PA R+24
- Wheeler, MS R+80
- Mount Vernon, KS R+64
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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.