Wilkinson is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Wilkinson typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilkinson, ~6% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilkinson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wilkinson leans more Republican than 30 of 45 neighbors.
Wilkinson runs about 59 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wilkinson. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+66), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Wilkinson live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Texas average of 35%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wilkinson, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Wilkinson looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wilkinson is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 8 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Wilkinson have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Green Hill, TX R+66
- Macon, TX R+66
- Cuthand, TX R+75
- Cookville, TX R+71
- Mount Pleasant, TX R+26
- Talco, TX R+69
- Boxelder, TX R+76
- Lydia, TX R+78
- Johntown, TX R+76
- Winfield, TX R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adamson, OK R+67
- Centralhatchee, GA R+73
- Ivydale, WV R+57
- Clarence, LA R+45
- Guatay, CA R+33
- Clarksburg, TN R+68
- Kossuthville, FL R+59
- Lake City, CO R+6
- Cameron, IL R+44
- Fruitdale, AL R+77
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.