Memorial Northwest leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Memorial Northwest typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Memorial Northwest, ~32% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Memorial Northwest compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Memorial Northwest is the most Republican-leaning.
Memorial Northwest runs about 6 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Memorial Northwest. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+28) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Memorial Northwest 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 Memorial Northwest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Memorial Northwest are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Memorial Northwest, Spring, 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 Memorial Northwest looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Memorial Northwest own their home, about 20 points above the Texas average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Greenwood Forest, Houston, TX D+11
- Cornerstone Village North, Houston, TX D+39
- Cypresswood, Spring, TX R+19
- Willowbrook, Houston, TX D+28
- Milroy Farms, Houston, TX D+43
- Cypress Station, Houston, TX D+59
- Longwood, Cypress, TX R+32
- Rock Creek, Cypress, TX R+34
- Harvest Bend, Houston, TX D+5
- North Park Forest, Houston, TX D+46
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Hampton, St. Louis, MO D+54
- Idlewild South, Charlotte, NC D+41
- Normandy Estates, Jacksonville, FL Even
- 25th Street, Ogden, UT D+13
- Palmer, Newport News, VA D+32
- Federal Hill-Montgomery, Baltimore, MD D+67
- Sierra Springs, San Antonio, TX D+12
- Old Seward-Oceanview, Anchorage, AK D+20
- Standish, Minneapolis, MN D+76
- Greenfield, Pittsburgh, PA D+50
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.