Wesley is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Wesley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wesley, ~14% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wesley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wesley leans more Republican than 37 of 49 neighbors.
Wesley runs about 54 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Wesley 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 Wesley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Wesley drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Wesley, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wesley looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Wesley own their home, about 16 points above the Texas average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Latium, TX R+68
- Bleiblerville, TX R+67
- Greenvine, TX R+68
- Industry, TX R+67
- Shelby, TX R+71
- Mill Creek, TX R+64
- Brenham, TX R+31
- Phillipsburg, TX R+64
- Nelsonville, TX R+66
- Burton, TX R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Purdum, NE R+82
- Alton, WV R+70
- Denmark, IN R+63
- Despard, WV R+41
- Kirby, WY R+73
- Elk Falls, KS R+72
- Leolyn, PA R+65
- Porters Crossroads, VA R+55
- Beland, OK R+53
- Taghkanic, NY D+10
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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.