Arnett Benson leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 34% of adults in Arnett Benson typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Arnett Benson, ~19% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~66% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Arnett Benson compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Arnett Benson leans more Democratic than 5 of 9 neighbors.
Arnett Benson runs about 24 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Arnett Benson is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Arnett Benson 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 Arnett Benson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 53% of adults in Arnett Benson have never been married, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 29%. Arnett Benson runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Arnett Benson, Lubbock, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Arnett Benson looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Arnett Benson 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 36%, about 17 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 69% of households in Arnett Benson rent, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Arnett Benson have completed high school, below 90% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North Overton, Lubbock, TX D+13
- South Overton, Lubbock, TX D+33
- Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock, TX D+18
- Clapp Park, Lubbock, TX D+6
- Bowie, Lubbock, TX R+18
- Parkway and Cherry Point, Lubbock, TX D+54
- Wester, Lubbock, TX R+11
- Caprock, Lubbock, TX R+18
- Bayless Atkins, Lubbock, TX R+9
- Waters, Lubbock, TX R+25
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Union Hill, Worcester, MA D+29
- Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA D+20
- Rohnerville, Fortuna, CA D+6
- Union Square, San Francisco, CA D+59
- Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA D+58
- Weinland Park, Columbus, OH D+61
- Moreland, Chicago, IL D+77
- Cochran's Crossing, The Woodlands, TX R+27
- Glenwood, Raleigh, NC D+19
- Willard-Hay, Minneapolis, MN D+72
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.