Haltom City leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Haltom City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Haltom City, ~18% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Haltom City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Haltom City leans more Republican than 19 of 73 neighbors.
Politically, Haltom City sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Haltom City. The east side is the most split-leaning (R+22) and the northwest side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Haltom City 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 Haltom City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Haltom City votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 96%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Haltom City sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 81% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Haltom City, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Haltom City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Haltom City 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 47%, about 7 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 43% of households in Haltom City rent, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Richland Hills, TX R+20
- Watauga, TX R+20
- North Richland Hills, TX R+21
- Blue Mound, TX R+19
- Hurst, TX R+10
- Saginaw, TX R+20
- Fort Worth, TX D+15
- Keller, TX R+20
- Sansom Park, TX R+9
- River Oaks, TX R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Florence, KY R+19
- Grovetown, GA Even
- Bloomfield Hills, MI D+13
- Cerritos, CA D+20
- Parkway, CA D+35
- St. Louis Park, MN D+51
- Snohomish, WA R+10
- Urbana, IL D+52
- Tuckahoe, VA D+13
- Draper, UT R+12
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.