Mission Hills leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Mission Hills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mission Hills, ~36% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mission Hills compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mission Hills is the most Democratic-leaning.
Mission Hills runs about 40 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Mission Hills is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Mission Hills. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+31) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+18), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Mission Hills 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 Mission Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mission Hills votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Mission Hills runs about 40 points more Democratic.
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 Mission Hills, El Paso, TX does.
Why turnout in Mission Hills looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mission Hills 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 10 points above the U.S. average of 10%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Mesa Hills, El Paso, TX D+19
- Coronado, El Paso, TX D+18
- Central, El Paso, TX D+26
- Zach White, El Paso, TX Even
- Northwest, El Paso, TX D+8
- Angels Triangle, El Paso, TX D+22
- Cielo Vista South, El Paso, TX D+20
- El Paso Lower Valley, El Paso, TX D+26
- Stonehaven, El Paso, TX D+14
- Northeast, El Paso, TX D+14
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lincoln, Vancouver, WA D+44
- Parkside, Portland, ME D+77
- Haines Corner, Lewiston, ME R+23
- South Park, Seattle, WA D+50
- Caufield, Oregon City, OR R+3
- Somerset Park, Willingboro, NJ D+65
- River Bend, Des Moines, IA D+45
- Courier City, Tampa, FL Even
- Rock Creek Lexington Road, Louisville, KY D+35
- Paradise Valley, South San Francisco, CA D+42
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.