Willow Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Willow Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Willow Springs, ~13% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Willow Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Willow Springs leans more Republican than 23 of 33 neighbors.
Willow Springs runs about 49 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Willow Springs 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 Willow Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Willow Springs are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Willow Springs, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Willow Springs looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Willow Springs own their home, about 22 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Willow Springs sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stephen Creek, TX R+63
- Coldspring, TX R+57
- Oakhurst, TX R+57
- Point Blank, TX R+57
- Maynard, TX R+62
- West Livingston, TX R+31
- New Waverly, TX R+60
- Phelps, TX R+47
- Dodge, TX R+56
- Shepherd, TX R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cheyenne, OK R+84
- Tamarack, WI R+22
- Siloam, NC R+65
- Pittsview, AL R+19
- Belle Rive, IL R+69
- Concord, AR R+69
- Boulder, WY R+58
- Brilliant, AL R+82
- Weiner, AR R+73
- Ryanville, WV R+34
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.