East Village leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 42% of adults in East Village typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Village, ~26% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Village leans more Democratic than 10 of 17 neighbors.
East Village runs about 36 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while East Village is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why East Village 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 Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
East Village votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while East Village runs about 36 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 Village, San Antonio, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in East Village looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. East Village is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 25%, about 7 points above the Texas average of 19%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 68% of adults in East Village have completed high school, below 96% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Park Village, San Antonio, TX D+33
- Highland Farms-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Camelot, San Antonio, TX D+20
- Sunrise, San Antonio, TX D+30
- Woodlake, San Antonio, TX D+28
- East Terrell Hills, San Antonio, TX D+14
- Candlewood Park, San Antonio, TX D+29
- Ventura, San Antonio, TX D+22
- Meadowbrook, Converse, TX D+23
- Sun Gate, San Antonio, TX D+9
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Creekstone, Kennewick, WA R+28
- Soulard, St. Louis, MO D+64
- Frye Circle, Andover, MA D+42
- Downtown Nashua, Nashua, NH D+31
- Troutman Park, Fort Collins, CO D+32
- Limberlost, Tucson, AZ D+33
- Wellshire, Denver, CO D+49
- Stablewood-Valley Hi North-Houston, Cypress, TX R+24
- Newton Square, Worcester, MA D+31
- Leisureville, Boynton Beach, FL Even
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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.