Cinco Ranch leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Cinco Ranch typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cinco Ranch, ~29% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cinco Ranch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cinco Ranch leans more Republican than 24 of 50 neighbors.
Politically, Cinco Ranch sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cinco Ranch. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+23) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Cinco Ranch leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cinco Ranch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cinco Ranch votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 94%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Cinco Ranch are family households, above 95% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Cinco Ranch, TX sits in the top tenth 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 Cinco Ranch looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cinco Ranch 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Cinco Ranch have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Katy, TX R+4
- Mission Bend, TX D+23
- Fulshear, TX R+25
- Richmond, TX D+8
- Pecan Grove, TX R+17
- Brookshire, TX R+20
- New Territory, TX Even
- Weston Lakes, TX R+50
- Meadows Place, TX Even
- Sunny Side, TX R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Roosevelt, NY D+65
- Lewisburg, PA R+2
- Dover, OH R+38
- Stoughton, WI D+23
- Belton, SC R+55
- Newburyport, MA D+37
- Griffith, IN D+4
- Hockessin, DE D+17
- Aurora, OH R+5
- Columbia, PA R+11
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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.