Far Southside is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Far Southside typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Far Southside, ~16% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Far Southside compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Far Southside is the most Republican-leaning.
Far Southside runs about 40 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Far Southside 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 Far Southside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican, and Far Southside sits in the bottom quarter on developed land relative to similar places. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in Far Southside are family households, above 76% of neighborhoods.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Far Southside, Abilene, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Far Southside looks the way it does
Turnout in Far Southside sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Chimney Rock Area, Abilene, TX R+46
- Park Central Area, Abilene, TX R+16
- River Oaks-Brookhollow, Abilene, TX R+39
- Over Place Area, Abilene, TX R+30
- Elmwood Area, Abilene, TX R+25
- Sayles Boulevard Area, Abilene, TX R+17
- Westwood Richland, Abilene, TX R+18
- Cobb Park Area, Abilene, TX R+12
- Sears Park Area, Abilene, TX R+7
- North College, Abilene, TX R+14
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- University Hills, Austin, TX D+64
- Iroquois, Louisville, KY D+23
- Eastmoreland, Portland, OR D+77
- East Valley, San Bernardino, CA D+25
- Clawson, Emeryville, CA D+66
- Keeling, Tucson, AZ D+38
- Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis, IN D+33
- Dillard, New Orleans, LA D+82
- Sam Hughes, Tucson, AZ D+59
- Allendale-Lakeside, Shreveport, LA D+86
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.