Beacon Hill leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Beacon Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beacon Hill, ~34% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beacon Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Beacon Hill leans more Democratic than 36 of 40 neighbors.
Beacon Hill runs about 57 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Beacon Hill is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Beacon Hill. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+50) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+39), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Beacon Hill 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 Beacon Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Beacon Hill live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. Beacon Hill runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Beacon Hill, San Antonio, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Beacon Hill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Beacon Hill 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Beacon Hill sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Edison, San Antonio, TX D+35
- Monte Vista, San Antonio, TX D+51
- Los Angeles Heights-Keystone, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Woodlawn Lake, San Antonio, TX D+37
- Northwest Los Angeles Heights, San Antonio, TX D+32
- Tobin Hill, San Antonio, TX D+40
- Jefferson, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Jefferson-Woodlawn Lake, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Cattleman Square, San Antonio, TX D+35
- Prospect Hill, San Antonio, TX D+39
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Sardis Forest, Charlotte, NC Even
- Park Shore, Naples, FL R+25
- Downtown South San Francisco, South San Francisco, CA D+46
- Brighton Historic District, Zanesville, OH R+17
- Settlers Landing, Jacksonville, FL R+7
- Friends of Ridgecrest, Largo, FL D+18
- Bethany, Mountain House, CA D+12
- Kings Manor, Largo, FL R+12
- West End, New Orleans, LA D+4
- Summerville, Augusta, GA D+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.