East Houston is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 35% of adults in East Houston typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Houston, ~28% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Houston compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Houston leans more Democratic than 1 of 4 neighbors.
East Houston runs about 71 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while East Houston is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within East Houston. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+75) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+14), a spread of about 60 points.
Why East Houston 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 Houston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
East Houston votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while East Houston runs about 71 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in East Houston have never been married, above 79% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; East Houston, Houston, 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 East Houston looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. East Houston 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 35%, about 18 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in East Houston have completed high school, below 93% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- East Little York-Homestead, Houston, TX D+65
- Trinity-Houston Gardens, Houston, TX D+71
- Hunterwood, Houston, TX D+28
- Kashmere Gardens, Houston, TX D+70
- Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston, TX D+29
- Riviera East, Houston, TX D+50
- Northshore, Houston, TX D+20
- Downtown Jacinto City, Jacinto City, TX D+9
- Greater Fifth Ward, Houston, TX D+63
- North, Houston, TX D+26
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor, MI D+59
- Airport, Riverside, CA D+9
- Center, Portland, OR D+80
- Highland Square, Akron, OH D+48
- Fairmuont, Newark, NJ D+73
- Concordia, Portland, OR D+79
- Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City, UT D+52
- Downtown Minneapolis, St. Paul, MN D+64
- Faneuil, Brighton, MA D+62
- Loring Park, Minneapolis, MN D+69
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.