Eldridge-West Oaks leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Eldridge-West Oaks typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eldridge-West Oaks, ~30% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eldridge-West Oaks compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Eldridge-West Oaks leans more Democratic than 4 of 5 neighbors.
Eldridge-West Oaks runs about 47 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Eldridge-West Oaks is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Eldridge-West Oaks. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+54) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 59 points.
Why Eldridge-West Oaks 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 Eldridge-West Oaks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Eldridge-West Oaks votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Eldridge-West Oaks runs about 47 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Eldridge-West Oaks, Houston, 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 Eldridge-West Oaks looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 71% of households in Eldridge-West Oaks rent, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Houston, Houston, TX D+19
- Terra del Sol, Houston, TX D+40
- Energy Corridor, Houston, TX D+21
- Mission Bend South, Mission Bend, TX D+21
- Sugarland, Houston, TX D+22
- Westchase, Houston, TX D+21
- Addicks-Park ten, Houston, TX D+16
- Nottingham, Katy, TX R+24
- Greater Memorial, Houston, TX R+14
- Memorial Parkway, Katy, TX R+11
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA D+44
- Westside-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA D+52
- Chevy Chase, Washington, DC D+79
- East Side, Chicago, IL D+33
- Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington, DC D+83
- Tribeca, Manhattan, NY D+64
- Grand Crossing, Chicago, IL D+82
- Arlanza, Riverside, CA D+15
- South, Raleigh, NC D+71
- Hollis, Queens, NY D+49
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.