Abilene Heights Area leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Abilene Heights Area typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Abilene Heights Area, ~16% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Abilene Heights Area compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Abilene Heights Area leans more Republican than 5 of 8 neighbors.
Abilene Heights Area runs about 10 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Abilene Heights Area leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Abilene Heights Area. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Abilene Heights Area, Abilene, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Abilene Heights Area looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 68% of households in Abilene Heights Area rent, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 98% of adults in Abilene Heights Area have completed high school, above 83% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North College, Abilene, TX R+14
- Cobb Park Area, Abilene, TX R+12
- Sears Park Area, Abilene, TX R+7
- Sayles Boulevard Area, Abilene, TX R+17
- Westwood Richland, Abilene, TX R+18
- Over Place Area, Abilene, TX R+30
- Elmwood Area, Abilene, TX R+25
- River Oaks-Brookhollow, Abilene, TX R+39
- Park Central Area, Abilene, TX R+16
- Chimney Rock Area, Abilene, TX R+46
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Shoreview, San Mateo, CA D+44
- La Colonia, Oxnard, CA D+39
- Wesconnett, Jacksonville, FL D+10
- Apollo Arapaho and Camelot, Garland, TX D+16
- Jacksonville Heights West, Jacksonville, FL D+27
- South Hagginwood, Sacramento, CA D+27
- Seven Bar Ranch, Albuquerque, NM D+21
- Strawberry Hill, Cambridge, MA D+78
- Dexter Falls, Columbus, OH D+21
- La Cresta-Alta Vista, Bakersfield, CA R+14
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.