Acres Home is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Acres Home typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Acres Home, ~33% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Acres Home compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Acres Home is the most Democratic-leaning.
Acres Home runs about 85 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Acres Home is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Acres Home. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+81) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+67), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Acres Home leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Acres Home, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Acres Home votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Acres Home runs about 85 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Acres Home have never been married, above 79% of neighborhoods.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Acres Home, Houston, TX does.
Why turnout in Acres Home looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Acres Home 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 41%, about 13 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Acres Home have completed high school, below 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Northside Northline, Houston, TX D+32
- Greater Inwood, Houston, TX D+38
- Airline, Houston, TX D+5
- Near Northwest, Houston, TX D+26
- Oak Forest-Garden Oaks, Houston, TX D+13
- Independence Heights, Houston, TX D+53
- Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing, Houston, TX D+31
- North, Houston, TX D+26
- Greater Greenspoint, Houston, TX D+42
- Greater Heights, Houston, TX D+24
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville, OH D+18
- West Meadows, Tampa, FL D+15
- Greenwell Springs-Central Area, Baton Rouge, LA D+35
- Logan Circle, Washington, DC D+77
- South Westminster, Westminster, CO D+20
- Bluffview, Dallas, TX D+11
- Squirrel Hill South, Pittsburgh, PA D+61
- Dutchtown, St. Louis, MO D+64
- Evergreen, Detroit, MI D+87
- Victory Hills, Kansas City, KS D+38
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.