Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing, Houston, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.

 

About 28% of adults in Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing, ~18% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~72% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing leans more Democratic than 3 of 5 neighbors.

Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing runs about 45 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+49) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 50 points.

Why Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing 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 Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing runs about 45 points more Democratic. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing is about 16%, about 57 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing have never been married, above 75% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing, Houston, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing 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 40%, about 14 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 89% of households in Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing rent, compared to around 46% in nearby neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing have completed high school, below 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.