Falcon Heights leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Falcon Heights typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Falcon Heights, ~28% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Falcon Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Falcon Heights leans more Republican than 10 of 14 neighbors.
Politically, Falcon Heights sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Falcon Heights. The southwest side is the most split-leaning (R+14) and the north side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Falcon Heights leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Falcon Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Falcon Heights live in densely developed areas, about 32 points below the Texas average of 35%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Falcon Heights sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Falcon Heights, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Falcon Heights looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Falcon Heights 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%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Falcon Heights sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Falcon Village, TX R+14
- Salineno, TX R+10
- Lopeno, TX R+3
- Fronton, TX R+6
- Roma Creek, TX R+4
- Roma, TX R+4
- Los Saenz, TX Even
- Old Escobares, TX Even
- Escobares, TX R+5
- Rosita, TX R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- McKinnon, TN R+66
- Rutland, IN R+51
- Winona, KS R+79
- McVey, IL R+52
- East Otisfield, ME R+25
- Sweet Home, TX R+72
- Virginia Dale, CO R+30
- South Barre, MA R+12
- West Kaysville, UT R+47
- Jerome, MO R+60
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.