Vandyke is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Vandyke typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vandyke, ~8% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vandyke compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vandyke leans more Republican than 27 of 31 neighbors.
Vandyke runs about 65 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Vandyke 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 Vandyke, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Vandyke are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Vandyke, TX sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Vandyke looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Vandyke own their home, about 20 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Vandyke sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Comanche, TX R+60
- Democrat, TX R+77
- Hasse, TX R+78
- Downing, TX R+75
- Sidney, TX R+80
- DeLeon, TX R+59
- Gustine, TX R+76
- Duster, TX R+75
- Newburg, TX R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kelsey, MN R+22
- Pyriton, AL R+82
- Sheltons, LA R+48
- Cutlips, WV R+62
- Chautauqua, KS R+79
- Roche Harbor, WA D+42
- Arnett, TX R+75
- Byrd, TX R+61
- Georgia, NJ R+30
- Black Snake, KY R+80
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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.