East Arlington leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 32% of adults in East Arlington typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Arlington, ~19% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Arlington compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Arlington leans more Democratic than 2 of 5 neighbors.
East Arlington runs about 35 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while East Arlington is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within East Arlington. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+37) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+6), a spread of about 32 points.
Why East Arlington 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 East Arlington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
East Arlington votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while East Arlington runs about 35 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; East Arlington, Arlington, 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 East Arlington looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. East Arlington 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%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 70% of adults in East Arlington have completed high school, below 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Central Arlington, Arlington, TX D+25
- North Arlington, Arlington, TX D+28
- Indian Hills, Grand Prairie, TX D+10
- West, Arlington, TX R+6
- Southeast Arlington, Arlington, TX D+26
- North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie, TX D+23
- Southwest Arlington, Arlington, TX R+5
- Eastside, Fort Worth, TX D+30
- Mosier Valley, Euless, TX D+3
- Bear Creek, Irving, TX D+22
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Mid City, Los Angeles, CA D+52
- Tremont, Bronx, NY D+43
- Northeast, Mesa, AZ R+20
- Northwest, El Paso, TX D+8
- Buckhead, Atlanta, GA D+23
- Southwest Dallas, Dallas, TX D+45
- Anacostia, Washington, DC D+85
- East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis, TN D+37
- Northeast Raleigh, Raleigh, NC D+46
- Central, El Paso, TX D+26
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.