Van Zandt County is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Van Zandt County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Van Zandt County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Van Zandt County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Van Zandt County leans more Republican than 7 of 8 neighbors.
Van Zandt County runs about 58 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Van Zandt County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Van Zandt County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Van Zandt County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 72% of households in Van Zandt County are family households, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Van Zandt County, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Van Zandt County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 82% of households in Van Zandt County own their home, about 7 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Van Zandt County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Rains County, TX R+75
- Henderson County, TX R+60
- Wood County, TX R+68
- Kaufman County, TX R+29
- Smith County, TX R+28
- Hunt County, TX R+49
- Hopkins County, TX R+61
- Rockwall County, TX R+35
- Navarro County, TX R+34
- Franklin County, TX R+62
Counties with Similar Populations
- Lincoln County, MO R+51
- Mercer County, WV R+50
- Washington County, OH R+42
- Washington County, VT D+19
- Lyon County, NV R+42
- Russell County, AL D+6
- Blount County, AL R+79
- Bradford County, PA R+49
- Sampson County, NC R+26
- Otter Tail County, MN R+35
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.