College Heights leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 37% of adults in College Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in College Heights, ~21% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How College Heights compares
College Heights runs about 28 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while College Heights is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within College Heights. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+19) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+7), a spread of about 12 points.
Why College Heights 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 College Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
College Heights votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while College Heights runs about 28 points more Democratic.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; College Heights, McAllen, 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 College Heights looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. College Heights 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 34%, about 19 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 53% of adults in College Heights have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
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- Enfield Estates, Edinburg, TX R+2
- West Sharyland, Mission, TX R+3
- La Homa, Mission, TX R+4
- Abram-Perezville, Mission, TX R+6
- Doffing, Mission, TX R+5
- Downtown Brownsville, Brownsville, TX D+15
- Medina, Zapata, TX Even
- Santa Fe, Laredo, TX R+8
- Mustang-Padre Island, Corpus Christi, TX R+38
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
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- Bluemont Lakes, Fargo, ND D+10
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- Downtown, Manchester, NH D+44
- Southeast Quality, South Bend, IN D+39
- Rockfish, Raeford, NC R+6
- Benson, Omaha, NE D+41
- Kaseberg-Kingswood, Roseville, CA R+4
- West Longview, Longview, WA R+17
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.