Harvest Bend leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Harvest Bend typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Harvest Bend, ~21% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Harvest Bend compares
Harvest Bend sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
Harvest Bend runs about 19 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Harvest Bend is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Harvest Bend 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 Harvest Bend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Harvest Bend live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. Harvest Bend runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Harvest Bend, Houston, TX sits in the bottom quarter 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 Harvest Bend looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Harvest Bend 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 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Harvest Bend have completed high school, below 85% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Willowbrook, Houston, TX D+28
- Greenwood Forest, Houston, TX D+11
- Copperfield, Houston, TX R+4
- Longwood, Cypress, TX R+32
- Milroy Farms, Houston, TX D+43
- Near Northwest, Houston, TX D+26
- Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing, Houston, TX D+31
- Memorial Northwest, Spring, TX R+20
- Cornerstone Village North, Houston, TX D+39
- Greater Inwood, Houston, TX D+38
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Twain, Iowa City, IA D+44
- South Coconut Grove, Miami, FL D+26
- Los Angeles Heights-Keystone, San Antonio, TX D+36
- South Beaverton, Beaverton, OR D+41
- Rossville, Staten Island, NY R+57
- Bagley Downs, Vancouver, WA D+20
- Avalon Highlands, Chicago, IL D+84
- Mount Washington, Pittsburgh, PA D+40
- Crescent Hill, Louisville, KY D+46
- Old Seminol Heights, Tampa, FL D+36
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.