Houston is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Houston typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Houston, ~13% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Houston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Houston leans more Republican than 21 of 55 neighbors.
Houston runs about 28 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Houston 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 Houston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Houston drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Houston fits that profile on both counts.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Houston, AR 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 Houston looks the way it does
Turnout in Houston 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
- Bigelow, AR R+58
- Fourche, AR R+57
- Perry, AR R+66
- Perryville, AR R+61
- Oppelo, AR R+67
- Cherry Hill, AR R+66
- New Dixie, AR R+58
- Wye, AR R+50
- Riverview, AR R+67
- Thornburg, AR R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Garden City, FL R+51
- Pinehill, NM D+44
- Elim, GA R+11
- Elbow Lake, MN R+34
- St. Paul, IN R+61
- Sardis, OH R+60
- Hazen, AR R+55
- Kennedy, NY R+48
- Willow Wood, OH R+66
- Adairville, KY R+61
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Arkansas Secretary of State, Elections, 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.