Hilshire Village leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Hilshire Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hilshire Village, ~33% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hilshire Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hilshire Village leans more Republican than 40 of 50 neighbors.
Politically, Hilshire Village sits close to the rest of Texas.
Why Hilshire 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 Hilshire Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hilshire Village votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 99%, 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 93% of households in Hilshire Village are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hilshire Village, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hilshire Village looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hilshire 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Hilshire Village own their home, compared to around 79% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Hilshire Village have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spring Valley, TX R+19
- Spring Valley Village, TX Even
- Hunters Creek Village, TX R+41
- Hedwig Village, TX R+29
- Houston, TX D+3
- Piney Point Village, TX R+13
- Bunker Hill Village, TX R+29
- West University Place, TX D+7
- Bellaire, TX D+9
- Southside Place, TX D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alleman, IA R+34
- Lemon, MS R+76
- Oldfield, MO R+67
- Sandisfield, MA D+8
- Powers, MI R+44
- Deep Creek, ID R+68
- Nucla, CO R+59
- Constableville, NY R+56
- Leslie, GA R+8
- Crockett, MS R+83
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.