Medical leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Medical typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Medical, ~33% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Medical compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Medical leans more Democratic than 6 of 9 neighbors.
Medical runs about 55 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Medical is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Medical. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+52) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+34), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Medical 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 Medical, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 72% of adults in Medical hold a bachelor's degree, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Medical have never been married, above 81% of neighborhoods. Medical runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Medical, Houston, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Medical looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 72% of households in Medical rent, about 47 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Rice, Houston, TX D+39
- South Main, Houston, TX D+60
- West University, Houston, TX D+14
- Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area, Houston, TX D+36
- Montrose, Houston, TX D+39
- River Oaks, Houston, TX D+11
- Midtown, Houston, TX D+42
- Fourth Ward, Houston, TX D+47
- Washington Avenue-Memorial Park, Houston, TX D+23
- Rice Military, Houston, TX D+22
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West Town, Chicago, IL D+69
- Rego Park, Queens, NY D+4
- Inwood, Manhattan, NY D+47
- Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA D+50
- North Ironbound, Newark, NJ D+5
- Brea-Olinda, Brea, CA R+3
- Gateway-Green Valley Ranch, Denver, CO D+40
- Southwest Ada, Boise, ID R+21
- university, Orlando, FL D+14
- North Dallas, Dallas, TX D+2
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.