Fort Phantom Area is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Fort Phantom Area typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Phantom Area, ~31% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Phantom Area compares
Fort Phantom Area runs about 16 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Fort Phantom Area sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Fort Phantom Area. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+77), a spread of about 90 points.
Why Fort Phantom Area 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 Fort Phantom Area, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Phantom Area votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Fort Phantom Area runs about 16 points more Democratic.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fort Phantom Area, Abilene, 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 Fort Phantom Area looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fort Phantom Area 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 38%, about 15 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 70% of adults in Fort Phantom Area have completed high school, below 95% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Fort Phantom Area sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Abilene Heights Area, Abilene, TX R+24
- North College, Abilene, TX R+14
- Sears Park Area, Abilene, TX R+7
- Cobb Park Area, Abilene, TX R+12
- Westwood Richland, Abilene, TX R+18
- Sayles Boulevard Area, Abilene, TX R+17
- Over Place Area, Abilene, TX R+30
- Elmwood Area, Abilene, TX R+25
- River Oaks-Brookhollow, Abilene, TX R+39
- Park Central Area, Abilene, TX R+16
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Craig Ranch North, McKinney, TX R+4
- Traditions, Aurora, CO D+14
- Springvale, San Antonio, TX D+19
- Ingram Hills, San Antonio, TX D+24
- College Park, College Station, TX D+34
- Eliot, Portland, OR D+79
- North Hill, Des Moines, WA D+23
- Downtown Lorain, Lorain, OH D+15
- VCU, Richmond, VA D+71
- North Oak Park, Sacramento, CA D+70
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.