Lakeside leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Lakeside typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakeside, ~23% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lakeside compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lakeside leans more Republican than 38 of 65 neighbors.
Lakeside runs about 33 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Lakeside 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 Lakeside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lakeside votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 69%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lakeside, TX sits above the national average 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 Lakeside looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Lakeside have completed high school, about 10 points above the Texas average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Naval Air Station JRB, TX R+15
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- Sansom Park, TX R+9
- Westworth Village, TX R+27
- River Oaks, TX R+12
- Azle, TX R+58
- Westover Hills, TX R+32
- Pelican Bay, TX R+50
- Saginaw, TX R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Canada, KY R+70
- Henderson, NE R+64
- Bessemer, PA R+49
- Nathrop, CO R+2
- Holmansville, NJ R+41
- Velva, ND R+56
- Pulaski, MS R+59
- Sherrill, IA R+41
- Culloden, GA R+45
- Dunes City, OR D+3
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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.