Candlewood Park, San Antonio, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Candlewood Park

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

Candlewood Park leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.

 

About 52% of adults in Candlewood Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Candlewood Park, ~34% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Candlewood Park compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Candlewood Park leans more Democratic than 9 of 12 neighbors.

Candlewood Park runs about 43 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Candlewood Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

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

Candlewood Park votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Candlewood Park runs about 43 points more Democratic.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Candlewood Park, San Antonio, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Candlewood Park looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Candlewood Park 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 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. 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.