Houston Farms is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Houston Farms typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Houston Farms, ~23% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Houston Farms compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Houston Farms sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 2 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 1 leaning the other way.
Houston Farms runs about 14 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Houston Farms. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+20), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Houston Farms leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Houston Farms. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Houston Farms, Houston, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Houston Farms looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Houston Farms is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 5 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Houston Farms have completed high school, below 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Old River Terrace, Channelview, TX R+21
- Hunterwood, Houston, TX D+28
- Riviera East, Houston, TX D+50
- Northshore, Houston, TX D+20
- East Houston, Houston, TX D+58
- Downtown Jacinto City, Jacinto City, TX D+9
- Far Northeast-Houston, Houston, TX D+5
- East Little York-Homestead, Houston, TX D+65
- Lake Houston, Houston, TX R+15
- Trinity-Houston Gardens, Houston, TX D+71
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- Cripple Creek, Lincoln, NE D+4
- Green Island, Worcester, MA D+33
- Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque, NM D+19
- West Walnut, Allentown, PA D+30
- Windom, Minneapolis, MN D+66
- Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque, NM D+17
- Italian Village, Columbus, OH D+53
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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.