Lake Houston leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Lake Houston typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Houston, ~32% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Houston compares
Lake Houston sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
Politically, Lake Houston sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Lake Houston. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+73), a spread of about 89 points.
Why Lake Houston 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 Houston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Lake Houston are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Lake Houston sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 54%, below 86% of neighborhoods).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Lake Houston, Houston, TX sits in the bottom 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 Houston looks the way it does
Turnout in Lake 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 Neighborhoods
- Far Northeast-Houston, Houston, TX D+5
- Far Northeast-Huffman, Huffman, TX R+52
- Far Northeast, Humble, TX R+21
- Houston Farms, Houston, TX Even
- East Houston, Houston, TX D+58
- Hunterwood, Houston, TX D+28
- East Little York-Homestead, Houston, TX D+65
- Riverwalk, Porter, TX R+16
- Old River Terrace, Channelview, TX R+21
- Riviera East, Houston, TX D+50
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West 10th, Oklahoma City, OK D+20
- Bear Canyon, Tucson, AZ R+4
- Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville, FL R+29
- Fairmont, Pacifica, CA D+38
- Mallory Creek at Abacoa, Jupiter, FL R+11
- Platte Brook North, Kansas City, MO D+9
- Caballo Hills, Oakland, CA D+66
- Carson Corner, Tucson, AZ D+5
- Prince Tucson, Tucson, AZ D+36
- South Coast, Santa Ana, CA D+24
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.