Eagle Ford leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 35% of adults in Eagle Ford typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eagle Ford, ~26% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eagle Ford compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Eagle Ford leans more Democratic than 6 of 7 neighbors.
Eagle Ford runs about 60 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Eagle Ford is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Eagle Ford. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+56) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+31), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Eagle Ford 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 Eagle Ford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Eagle Ford votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Eagle Ford runs about 60 points more Democratic.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Eagle Ford, Dallas, 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 Eagle Ford looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Eagle Ford 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 43%, about 11 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 65% of adults in Eagle Ford have completed high school, below 97% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Oak Cliff, Dallas, TX D+38
- Near East, Dallas, TX D+24
- Winnetka Heights, Dallas, TX D+36
- West End Historic District, Dallas, TX D+33
- Love Field Area, Dallas, TX D+36
- Oak Lawn, Dallas, TX D+20
- Farmers Market District, Dallas, TX D+51
- Bluffview, Dallas, TX D+11
- M Streets, Dallas, TX D+25
- Five Mile Creek, Dallas, TX D+54
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South End, Boston, MA D+64
- South Gate, Glen Burnie, MD D+32
- Nevada-Lidgerwood, Spokane, WA D+2
- Riverdale, Bronx, NY D+36
- Pennsport-Whitman-Queen, Philadelphia, PA D+42
- Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY D+24
- Bayview, San Francisco, CA D+57
- Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA D+74
- Hawaii Kai, East Honolulu, HI D+24
- Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA D+35
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.