Independence Heights, Houston, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Independence Heights

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Independence Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.

 

About 42% of adults in Independence Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Independence Heights, ~33% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Independence Heights compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Independence Heights leans more Democratic than 7 of 9 neighbors.

Independence Heights runs about 67 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Independence Heights is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Independence Heights. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+59) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+34), a spread of about 25 points.

Why Independence Heights leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Independence Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Independence Heights votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Independence Heights runs about 67 points more Democratic. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Independence Heights is about 16%, about 56 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Independence Heights have never been married, above 84% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Independence Heights, Houston, TX 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 Independence Heights looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Independence Heights 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 46%, about 8 points below the Texas average of 54%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Independence Heights sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.