Turney is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Turney typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Turney, ~8% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Turney compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Turney leans more Republican than 48 of 52 neighbors.
Turney runs about 61 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Turney. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Turney 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 Turney, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Turney are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Turney sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 78% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Turney, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Turney looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Turney 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
- Craft, TX R+66
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- Dialville, TX R+69
- Jacksonville, TX R+24
- Tecula, TX R+67
- New Summerfield, TX R+59
- Rusk, TX R+39
- Oakland, TX R+75
- Ironton, TX R+57
- Mount Selman, TX R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ainsworth, IA R+45
- Windsor, GA D+27
- Jemez Springs, NM R+3
- Haviland, NY Even
- Boligee, AL D+64
- Wickware, MI R+47
- Greenbush, MN R+52
- The Sea Ranch, CA D+53
- Dietrich, ID R+67
- Sullivan, ME R+11
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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.