Van Vleck leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Van Vleck typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Van Vleck, ~21% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Van Vleck compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Van Vleck leans more Republican than 7 of 38 neighbors.
Van Vleck runs about 23 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Van Vleck. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Van Vleck 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 Van Vleck, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Van Vleck drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Van Vleck are family households, above 77% of cities.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Van Vleck, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Van Vleck looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Van Vleck 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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- Caney, TX R+38
- Magnet, TX R+42
- Buckeye, TX R+35
- Old Ocean, TX R+22
- Pledger, TX R+50
- Cedar Lane, TX R+50
- Sweeny, TX R+52
- Markham, TX R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Miami, OH R+46
- Platte, SD R+66
- Waverly Hall, GA R+37
- Red Creek, NY R+43
- Doniphan, MO R+66
- Bangor, WI R+15
- Hawi, HI D+27
- Hayden, CO R+37
- Bradford, AR R+73
- Steeleville, IL R+50
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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.