Wise County is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Wise County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wise County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wise County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Wise County leans more Republican than 5 of 7 neighbors.
Wise County runs about 55 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Wise County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Wise County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Wise County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Wise County are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wise County, TX sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wise County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 82% of households in Wise County own their home, about 7 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Wise County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Parker County, TX R+62
- Jack County, TX R+74
- Montague County, TX R+70
- Tarrant County, TX D+3
- Denton County, TX R+7
- Palo Pinto County, TX R+62
- Cooke County, TX R+57
- Hood County, TX R+61
- Johnson County, TX R+50
- Collin County, TX R+6
Counties with Similar Populations
- Franklin County, NC R+18
- San Patricio County, TX R+31
- Harrison County, TX R+39
- Lake County, CA R+4
- Blue Earth County, MN R+6
- Allegany County, MD R+33
- Shiawassee County, MI R+27
- Madison County, NY R+13
- Greenwood County, SC R+18
- McCracken County, KY 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.