Denver Heights leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Denver Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Denver Heights, ~30% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Denver Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Denver Heights leans more Democratic than 21 of 28 neighbors.
Denver Heights runs about 55 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Denver Heights is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Denver 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 Denver Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Denver Heights votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Denver Heights runs about 55 points more Democratic. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Denver Heights is about 4%, about 69 points below the U.S. average of 72%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Denver Heights, San Antonio, TX does.
Why turnout in Denver Heights looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Denver 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 41%, about 12 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Denver Heights have completed high school, below 90% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Denver Heights sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Arena District, San Antonio, TX D+44
- Highland Park, San Antonio, TX D+34
- Jefferson Heights, San Antonio, TX D+49
- Sunny Slope, San Antonio, TX D+35
- Dignowity Hill, San Antonio, TX D+42
- Harvard Place-Eastlawn, San Antonio, TX D+52
- Riverside South, San Antonio, TX D+34
- Downtown San Antonio, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Lone Star, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Government Hill Alliance, San Antonio, TX D+42
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Park Crossing, Charlotte, NC D+20
- Park Santiago, Santa Ana, CA D+22
- Coronado, Kansas City, KS D+40
- Downtown Des Moines, Des Moines, IA D+53
- Highlands-Providence, Fall River, MA R+4
- Mount Auburn, Cincinnati, OH D+67
- Hodgin, Albuquerque, NM D+30
- Upper West Ridge, Woodinville, WA D+42
- Viola, Monsey, NY R+70
- Seven Oaks, Wesley Chapel, FL R+9
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.