Lake Worth leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Lake Worth typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Worth, ~19% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Worth compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lake Worth leans more Republican than 18 of 64 neighbors.
Lake Worth runs about 5 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lake Worth. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+29), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Lake Worth leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Lake Worth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lake Worth votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 94%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lake Worth, 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 Lake Worth looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lake Worth is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 21%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 10%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 50% of households in Lake Worth rent, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Sansom Park, TX R+9
- River Oaks, TX R+12
- Lakeside, TX R+46
- Westworth Village, TX R+27
- White Settlement, TX R+20
- Westover Hills, TX R+32
- Saginaw, TX R+20
- Blue Mound, TX R+19
- Fort Worth, TX D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Williamstown, KY R+61
- Garrettsville, OH R+42
- Walland, TN R+63
- Bogue Chitto, MS R+63
- Wadena, MN R+41
- Peebles, OH R+64
- Etowah, NC R+16
- Vinton, LA R+68
- Lowville, NY R+41
- Wind Gap, PA R+18
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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.