Clapp Park leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 35% of adults in Clapp Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clapp Park, ~19% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clapp Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Clapp Park leans more Democratic than 6 of 11 neighbors.
Clapp Park runs about 20 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Clapp Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Clapp 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 Clapp Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 50% of adults in Clapp Park have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 38%). Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Clapp Park is about 30%, compared to around 45% in nearby neighborhoods. Clapp Park runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Clapp Park, Lubbock, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Clapp Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Clapp 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 44%, about 10 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Clapp Park have completed high school, below 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock, TX D+18
- Bayless Atkins, Lubbock, TX R+9
- Caprock, Lubbock, TX R+18
- South Overton, Lubbock, TX D+33
- North Overton, Lubbock, TX D+13
- Waters, Lubbock, TX R+25
- University Pines, Lubbock, TX R+27
- Arnett Benson, Lubbock, TX D+11
- Wester, Lubbock, TX R+11
- Parkway and Cherry Point, Lubbock, TX D+54
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Laurel, Oakland, CA D+70
- West Eugene, Eugene, OR D+53
- Mercer Heights, Mercer Island, WA D+48
- Palmer Heights, Easton, PA R+6
- Cobbs Hill, Rochester, NY D+59
- Brookwood, Mobile, AL D+35
- Oakhurst, Charlotte, NC D+35
- Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk, VA R+8
- Tri-Court, Lincoln, NE D+5
- McGovern Park, Milwaukee, WI D+82
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.