Austin, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Austin

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Austin leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.

 

About 64% of adults in the Austin area typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in the Austin area, ~38% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Austin compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Austin leans more Democratic than 40 of 52 neighbors.

Austin runs about 34 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Austin is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Austin. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+41) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+11), a spread of about 52 points.

Why Austin 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 Austin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 71% of residents in the Austin area live in densely developed areas, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Austin sits in the top quarter (about 51%, above 94% of cities). Austin 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; Austin, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Austin looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Austin is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.