Highland Village leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Highland Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Highland Village, ~31% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Highland Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Highland Village leans more Republican than 39 of 67 neighbors.
Highland Village runs about 13 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Highland Village. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Highland Village 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 Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Highland Village votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 77%, far 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 83% of households in Highland Village are family households, above 95% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Highland Village, TX sits in the top tenth 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 Highland Village looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Highland Village 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Highland Village own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Highland Village have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Copper Canyon, TX R+39
- Hickory Creek, TX R+29
- Double Oak, TX R+38
- Lake Dallas, TX R+21
- Flower Mound, TX R+16
- Corinth, TX R+21
- Bartonville, TX R+46
- Lewisville, TX D+9
- Shady Shores, TX R+37
- Argyle, TX R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Clemens, MI D+13
- Roma, TX R+4
- Manlius, NY D+20
- Pierre, SD R+32
- Galion, OH R+48
- Ballston Lake, NY Even
- Ludington, MI R+9
- Blytheville, AR D+22
- Northborough, MA D+24
- Gardendale, AL R+43
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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.