Martin Luther King is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Martin Luther King typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Martin Luther King, ~47% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Martin Luther King compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Martin Luther King leans more Democratic than 24 of 32 neighbors.
Martin Luther King runs about 78 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Martin Luther King is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Martin Luther King. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+70) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+58), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Martin Luther King 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 Martin Luther King, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Martin Luther King votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Martin Luther King runs about 78 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Martin Luther King have never been married, above 77% of neighborhoods.
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 Martin Luther King, Austin, TX does.
Why turnout in Martin Luther King looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Martin Luther King is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Martin Luther King have completed high school, below 83% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Martin Luther King sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Congress Heights, Washington, DC D+86
- Maple Leaf, Seattle, WA D+78
- Pine Hills, Albany, NY D+62
- Home Park, Atlanta, GA D+60
- South Semoran, Orlando, FL D+13
- South Ironbound, Newark, NJ D+25
- Park Hills, Yonkers, NY D+28
- Harmony Village, Detroit, MI D+87
- South Redlands, Redlands, CA Even
- Morningside-Lenox Park, Atlanta, GA D+46
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.