Griffing Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Griffing Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Griffing Park, ~31% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Griffing Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Griffing Park is the most Democratic-leaning.
Griffing Park runs about 66 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Griffing Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Griffing Park 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 Griffing Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 83% of residents in Griffing Park live in densely developed areas, about 47 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 62% of adults in Griffing Park have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Griffing Park runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Griffing Park, TX sits in the top tenth 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 Griffing Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Griffing Park 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 43%, about 11 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 83% of households in Griffing Park rent, compared to around 23% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Port Arthur, TX D+31
- Groves, TX R+30
- Port Neches, TX R+51
- Port Acres, TX Even
- Nederland, TX R+38
- Central Gardens, TX R+41
- Beauxart Gardens, TX D+19
- Bridge City, TX R+72
- Hillebrandt, TX R+57
- Orangefield, TX R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Capay, CA R+19
- Dukes, KY R+60
- Dryburg, VA R+29
- Jerusalem, NC R+62
- North Leverett, MA D+50
- Orangeburg, KY R+61
- Elco, PA R+38
- Washington, MA D+17
- Bath, IN R+66
- Plantsville, OH R+29
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.