Highland Haven is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Highland Haven typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Highland Haven, ~19% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Highland Haven compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Highland Haven leans more Republican than 9 of 23 neighbors.
Highland Haven runs about 40 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Highland Haven 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 Highland Haven, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Highland Haven votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 30%, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 36%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Cholesterol-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high cholesterol-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Highland Haven, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cholesterol screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Highland Haven looks the way it does
Turnout in Highland Haven sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Granite Shoals, TX R+37
- Sunrise Beach Village, TX R+56
- Kingsland, TX R+50
- Horseshoe Bay, TX R+52
- Cottonwood Shores, TX R+50
- Meadowlakes, TX R+48
- Marble Falls, TX R+50
- Fairland, TX R+68
- Buchanan Dam, TX R+66
- Burnet, TX R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hickory Flat, KY R+58
- Lohrville, WI R+31
- Gracemont, OK R+69
- Boneville, GA R+71
- Flatwoods, VA R+54
- Star Tannery, VA R+51
- Protection, KS R+77
- Forgan, OK R+84
- Yauhannah, SC R+15
- Port Royal, VA R+7
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.