Vanderbilt is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Vanderbilt typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vanderbilt, ~12% vote Democratic, ~77% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vanderbilt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vanderbilt leans more Republican than 23 of 26 neighbors.
Vanderbilt runs about 61 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Vanderbilt live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Vanderbilt are family households, above 96% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Vanderbilt, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Vanderbilt looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Vanderbilt own their home, about 15 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Vanderbilt sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lolita, TX R+75
- La Salle, TX R+68
- El Toro, TX R+72
- La Ward, TX R+77
- Edna, TX R+52
- Point Comfort, TX R+45
- Weedhaven, TX R+76
- Kamey, TX R+60
- Inez, TX R+67
- Ganado, TX R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Blue Hill, TN R+70
- Le Raysville, PA R+61
- Shiloh, VA R+37
- Juliustown, NJ R+21
- Sunfish Lake, MN D+12
- Cold Spring, TN R+73
- Graphite, NC R+10
- Pembroke, NY R+45
- Hanley, IA R+44
- San Leanna, TX D+40
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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.