Fairmount leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Fairmount typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairmount, ~33% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairmount compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Fairmount leans more Democratic than 4 of 8 neighbors.
Fairmount runs about 41 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Fairmount is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Fairmount 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 Fairmount, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Fairmount live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. Fairmount runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Fairmount, Fort Worth, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Fairmount looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fairmount is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Southside, Fort Worth, TX D+36
- Downtown Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX D+20
- TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth, TX D+6
- Arlington Heights, Fort Worth, TX D+9
- Como, Fort Worth, TX D+65
- Scenic Bluff, Fort Worth, TX D+21
- South East, Fort Worth, TX D+53
- Sycamore, Fort Worth, TX D+39
- Northside, Fort Worth, TX D+17
- Diamond Hill-Jarvis, Fort Worth, TX D+20
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Western Corridor, Green Bay, WI D+15
- Stonehaven, Charlotte, NC D+18
- Curtis Park, Sacramento, CA D+66
- Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee, WI D+57
- Riverdale, Detroit, MI D+84
- North Stonehurst, Oakland, CA D+59
- Ardmore, Winston-Salem, NC D+49
- Plum Orchard, New Orleans, LA D+84
- Berger, Dolton, IL D+82
- Madison Park, Charlotte, NC D+24
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.