Central Arlington, Arlington, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Central Arlington

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

Central Arlington leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.

 

About 30% of adults in Central Arlington typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Central Arlington, ~19% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~70% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Central Arlington compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Central Arlington leans more Democratic than 2 of 4 neighbors.

Central Arlington runs about 39 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Central Arlington is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Central Arlington. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+38) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+12), a spread of about 25 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Central Arlington live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 62% of adults in Central Arlington have never been married, above 94% of neighborhoods. Central Arlington runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Central Arlington, Arlington, TX sits in the bottom tenth 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 Central Arlington looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Central Arlington 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 44%, about 10 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 75% of households in Central Arlington rent, compared to around 44% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.