Heath, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Heath

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

Heath leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.

 

About 85% of adults in Heath typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Heath, ~24% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Heath compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Heath leans more Republican than 39 of 60 neighbors.

Heath runs about 31 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Heath. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 42 points.

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

Heath votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 51%, well above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Heath are family households, above 95% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Heath, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Heath looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Heath is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Heath own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Heath have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.