Fort Worth leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Fort Worth typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Worth, ~28% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Worth compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Worth leans more Democratic than 59 of 63 neighbors.
Fort Worth runs about 29 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Fort Worth is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Worth. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+45) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+18), a spread of about 63 points.
Why Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 90% of residents in Fort Worth live in densely developed areas, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 38% of adults in Fort Worth have never been married, above 92% of cities. Fort Worth 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; Fort Worth, TX sits in the top tenth 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 Fort Worth looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fort Worth is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 22%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 10%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 42% of households in Fort Worth rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- River Oaks, TX R+12
- Westover Hills, TX R+32
- Westworth Village, TX R+27
- Sansom Park, TX R+9
- Naval Air Station JRB, TX R+15
- Edgecliff Village, TX Even
- Haltom City, TX R+12
- Lake Worth, TX R+19
- White Settlement, TX R+20
- Blue Mound, TX R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stockton, CA D+4
- Greensboro, NC D+9
- Charleston, SC Even
- Boise, ID R+20
- Fort Myers, FL R+19
- Dayton, OH R+5
- Colorado Springs, CO R+8
- Little Rock, AR R+4
- Columbia, SC D+6
- Sarasota, FL R+16
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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.