Eastside leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Eastside typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eastside, ~28% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eastside compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Eastside is the most Democratic-leaning.
Eastside runs about 44 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Eastside is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Eastside. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+37) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+9), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Eastside 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 Eastside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Eastside votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Eastside runs about 44 points more Democratic.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Eastside, Fort Worth, TX sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Eastside looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Eastside 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 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Mosier Valley, Euless, TX D+3
- West, Arlington, TX R+6
- Central Arlington, Arlington, TX D+25
- North Arlington, Arlington, TX D+28
- South East, Fort Worth, TX D+53
- Scenic Bluff, Fort Worth, TX D+21
- East Arlington, Arlington, TX D+22
- Southwest Arlington, Arlington, TX R+5
- Downtown Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX D+20
- Diamond Hill-Jarvis, Fort Worth, TX D+20
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- East San Jose, San Jose, CA D+27
- Bullard, Fresno, CA D+4
- Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY D+70
- Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY D+13
- Central, El Paso, TX D+26
- East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis, TN D+37
- Buckhead, Atlanta, GA D+23
- Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY D+78
- Northwest, El Paso, TX D+8
- Northeast, Mesa, AZ R+20
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.