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

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

Greater Inwood leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.

 

About 33% of adults in Greater Inwood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greater Inwood, ~23% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Greater Inwood compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Greater Inwood leans more Democratic than 5 of 6 neighbors.

Greater Inwood runs about 51 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Greater Inwood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Greater Inwood. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+59) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+10), a spread of about 49 points.

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

Greater Inwood votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Greater Inwood runs about 51 points more Democratic.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

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

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Greater Inwood 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 41%, about 12 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 62% of households in Greater Inwood rent, about 37 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in Greater Inwood have completed high school, below 94% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

All Local Stats

Home Services

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.