Lake Highlands, Dallas, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Lake Highlands

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

Lake Highlands leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.

 

About 43% of adults in Lake Highlands typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Highlands, ~29% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lake Highlands compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lake Highlands is the most Democratic-leaning.

Lake Highlands runs about 47 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Lake Highlands is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Lake Highlands. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+68) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 72 points.

Why Lake Highlands 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 Lake Highlands, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Lake Highlands votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Lake Highlands runs about 47 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in Lake Highlands have never been married, above 79% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Lake Highlands, Dallas, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Lake Highlands looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lake Highlands is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 80% of households in Lake Highlands rent, compared to around 52% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.