Chimney Rock Area leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Chimney Rock Area typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chimney Rock Area, ~23% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chimney Rock Area compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Chimney Rock Area leans more Republican than 5 of 6 neighbors.
Chimney Rock Area runs about 33 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Chimney Rock Area 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 Chimney Rock Area, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in Chimney Rock Area drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Chimney Rock Area are family households, above 78% of neighborhoods.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Chimney Rock Area, Abilene, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Chimney Rock Area looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Chimney Rock Area is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 88% of households in Chimney Rock Area own their home, compared to around 54% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Far Southside, Abilene, TX R+53
- Park Central Area, Abilene, TX R+16
- River Oaks-Brookhollow, Abilene, TX R+39
- Over Place Area, Abilene, TX R+30
- Sayles Boulevard Area, Abilene, TX R+17
- Elmwood Area, Abilene, TX R+25
- Cobb Park Area, Abilene, TX R+12
- Westwood Richland, Abilene, TX R+18
- Sears Park Area, Abilene, TX R+7
- Abilene Heights Area, Abilene, TX R+24
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Fairfax, Colorado Springs, CO R+16
- Madison Park, Seattle, WA D+68
- Ventura, Palo Alto, CA D+49
- Fairview Park, Oakland, CA D+88
- South End, Concord, NH D+34
- Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo, CA D+56
- Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH D+34
- East Village, Amherst, MA D+74
- Cable-Westwood, San Antonio, TX D+26
- Terra Vista, Bakersfield, CA R+7
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.