Bivins Addition leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Bivins Addition typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bivins Addition, ~23% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bivins Addition compares
Bivins Addition runs about 4 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Bivins Addition. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+25) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Bivins Addition 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 Bivins Addition, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bivins Addition votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bivins Addition, Amarillo, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Bivins Addition looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bivins Addition 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.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo, TX R+12
- Arnett Benson, Lubbock, TX D+11
- Parkway and Cherry Point, Lubbock, TX D+54
- North Overton, Lubbock, TX D+13
- South Overton, Lubbock, TX D+33
- Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock, TX D+18
- Bowie, Lubbock, TX R+18
- Clapp Park, Lubbock, TX D+6
- Wester, Lubbock, TX R+11
- Caprock, Lubbock, TX R+18
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Old City-Produce and Waterfront, Oakland, CA D+60
- Fairwood Greens, Fairwood, WA D+31
- Oakdale South, Charlotte, NC D+60
- Michigan-Martin, Detroit, MI D+36
- Sonterra-Stone Oak, San Antonio, TX R+2
- Forest Park, Baltimore, MD D+86
- Central Business District, Cincinnati, OH D+52
- South Manchaca, Austin, TX D+52
- Downtown Southfield, Southfield, MI D+87
- Glenham-Belhar, Baltimore, MD D+74
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.