Five Mile Creek, Dallas, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Five Mile Creek

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

Five Mile Creek is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.

 

About 23% of adults in Five Mile Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Five Mile Creek, ~18% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~77% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Five Mile Creek compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Five Mile Creek leans more Democratic than 3 of 6 neighbors.

Five Mile Creek runs about 68 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Five Mile Creek is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Five Mile Creek. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+67) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+41), a spread of about 26 points.

Why Five Mile Creek 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 Five Mile Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Five Mile Creek votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Five Mile Creek runs about 68 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 62% of adults in Five Mile Creek have never been married, above 94% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Five Mile Creek, Dallas, 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 Five Mile Creek looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Five Mile Creek 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 36%, about 17 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 94% of households in Five Mile Creek rent, compared to around 53% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.