Yancey is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Yancey typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yancey, ~14% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yancey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Yancey leans more Republican than 13 of 16 neighbors.
Yancey runs about 43 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Yancey. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Yancey 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 Yancey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Yancey are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Yancey sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 91% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Yancey, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Yancey looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Yancey own their home, about 25 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Yancey sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moore, TX R+51
- Hondo, TX R+32
- Devine, TX R+44
- D'Hanis, TX R+68
- New Fountain, TX R+61
- Pearson, TX R+46
- Natalia, TX R+28
- Pearsall, TX R+6
- Bigfoot, TX R+50
- Quihi, TX R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Young, AZ R+58
- Bucklin, MO R+61
- Harvey, IA R+48
- Fromberg, MT R+60
- Panther Valley, NJ R+7
- Birmingham, IA R+56
- Red Jacket, WV R+73
- Normandy, TX R+23
- Bellmeade, WV R+57
- Garner, KY R+68
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.