Whitt is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Whitt typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whitt, ~6% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whitt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whitt leans more Republican than 36 of 38 neighbors.
Whitt runs about 68 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Whitt 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 Whitt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Whitt hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Texas average of 26%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Whitt, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Whitt looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Whitt own their home, about 20 points above the Texas average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Peadenville, TX R+78
- Perrin, TX R+82
- Gibtown, TX R+80
- Adell, TX R+72
- Salesville, TX R+78
- Authon, TX R+76
- Poolville, TX R+72
- Oran, TX R+83
- Joplin, TX R+83
- Cool, TX R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tremaine Corners, MI R+43
- Bakersfield, MO R+71
- Rolla, KS R+85
- West Mecca, OH R+52
- Brownsville, IN R+65
- Lincoln, WA R+56
- Fruitvale, ID R+63
- Liddell, NC R+59
- Laclede, MO R+63
- Washington Park, NC R+30
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.