Driftwood leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Driftwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Driftwood, ~32% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Driftwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Driftwood leans more Republican than 31 of 41 neighbors.
Driftwood runs about 9 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Driftwood. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Driftwood 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 Driftwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 87% of households in Driftwood are family households, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Driftwood, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Driftwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Driftwood 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Driftwood own their home, compared to around 69% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Driftwood have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dripping Springs, TX R+18
- Woodcreek, TX R+20
- Wimberley, TX R+30
- Mountain City, TX R+9
- Manchaca, TX D+21
- Buda, TX Even
- Henly, TX R+33
- San Leanna, TX D+40
- Kyle, TX D+7
- Sunset Valley, TX D+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- University, MS D+11
- Alva, OK R+51
- St. Helena, CA D+37
- Lebanon, VA R+59
- El Dorado Springs, MO R+64
- Tallapoosa, GA R+75
- Norwood, NC R+51
- Buena Vista, CO R+8
- Stewartsville, NJ R+15
- Pen Argyl, PA R+28
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.