College Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 36% of adults in College Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in College Park, ~24% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How College Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, College Park leans more Democratic than 4 of 5 neighbors.
College Park runs about 48 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while College Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within College Park. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+45) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+22), a spread of about 23 points.
Why College 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 College Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
College Park votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while College Park runs about 48 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 85% of adults in College Park have never been married, in the top fraction of neighborhoods.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; College Park, College Station, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in College Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. College 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 42%, about 12 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 90% of households in College Park rent, compared to around 58% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Disaster City, College Station, TX D+24
- Northgate, College Station, TX D+35
- Southwood Valley, College Station, TX D+13
- Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station, TX D+30
- Midway Place, Bryan, TX D+31
- Downtown Bryan, Bryan, TX D+34
- Lake Windcrest, Magnolia, TX R+51
- Sterling Ridge, The Woodlands, TX R+29
- Fairfield, Cypress, TX R+24
- Alden Bridge, The Woodlands, TX R+24
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Hill, Des Moines, WA D+23
- Downtown Lorain, Lorain, OH D+15
- Sunnyside-Flagstaff, Flagstaff, AZ D+35
- Eisenhower East, Alexandria, VA D+52
- Ingram Hills, San Antonio, TX D+24
- Springvale, San Antonio, TX D+19
- Marlton, Camden, NJ D+62
- Craig Ranch North, McKinney, TX R+4
- Ogden, Vancouver, WA D+20
- Fort Phantom Area, Abilene, TX D+3
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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.