Kendrick is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Kendrick typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kendrick, ~22% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kendrick compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Kendrick sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 5 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 5 leaning the other way.
Kendrick runs about 16 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Kendrick sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Kendrick. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+10) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+5), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Kendrick 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 Kendrick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kendrick votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Kendrick runs about 16 points more Democratic.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Kendrick, Waco, TX does.
Why turnout in Kendrick looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Kendrick 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 47%, about 6 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Kendrick have completed high school, below 85% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Alta Vista-Waco, Waco, TX Even
- University, Waco, TX D+15
- Brookview, Waco, TX D+6
- Richland Hills, Waco, TX D+16
- Baylor, Waco, TX D+8
- Oakwood, Waco, TX Even
- Parkdale Viking Hills, Waco, TX R+15
- Landon Branch, Waco, TX R+16
- North Waco, Waco, TX D+20
- West Waco, Woodway, TX R+18
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Meadowbrook, Augusta, GA D+77
- West Urbana, Urbana, IL D+72
- Leschi, Seattle, WA D+78
- Gardenside-Colony, Lexington, KY D+21
- Mount Lookout, Cincinnati, OH D+33
- North Image, Vancouver, WA D+6
- Childs Park, St. Petersburg, FL D+68
- Original Thornton, Thornton, CO D+17
- Cooley Ranch, Colton, CA D+23
- Becton Park, Charlotte, NC D+33
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.