Greater Fifth Ward, Houston, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Greater Fifth Ward

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

Greater Fifth Ward is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.

 

About 39% of adults in Greater Fifth Ward typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greater Fifth Ward, ~31% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Greater Fifth Ward compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Greater Fifth Ward leans more Democratic than 10 of 12 neighbors.

Greater Fifth Ward runs about 76 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Greater Fifth Ward is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Greater Fifth Ward. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+73) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+47), a spread of about 26 points.

Why Greater Fifth Ward 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 Greater Fifth Ward, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Greater Fifth Ward votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Greater Fifth Ward runs about 76 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in Greater Fifth Ward have never been married, above 80% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Greater Fifth Ward, Houston, 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 Greater Fifth Ward looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Greater Fifth Ward 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 16 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Greater Fifth Ward have completed high school, below 92% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Greater Fifth Ward sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.