Weches is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Weches typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weches, ~6% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weches compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Weches leans more Republican than 28 of 32 neighbors.
Weches runs about 67 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Weches 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 Weches, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Weches hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Texas average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Weches sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 89% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Weches are family households, above 95% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Weches, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Weches looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Weches 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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- Alto, TX R+48
- Ratcliff, TX R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zetus, MS R+73
- Ingram, AR R+71
- Squapan, ME R+44
- Long Mott, TX R+62
- Houston Lake, MO R+17
- Dwale, KY R+60
- Hominy Falls, WV R+62
- Eagles Mere, PA R+43
- Midway, VA R+42
- Millerton, IA R+55
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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.