Monica Park leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 24% of adults in Monica Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monica Park, ~14% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~76% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monica Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Monica Park leans more Democratic than 6 of 7 neighbors.
Monica Park runs about 32 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Monica Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Monica Park 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 Monica Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Monica Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Monica Park have never been married, above 78% of neighborhoods. Monica Park runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Monica Park, Garland, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally 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 Monica Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Monica Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 40%, about 14 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 47% of adults in Monica Park have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Chandler Heights, Garland, TX D+14
- Almeta-Bonita-Bella Vista, Garland, TX D+15
- New West, Garland, TX D+33
- Northeast Garland, Garland, TX D+12
- Coomer Creek, Garland, TX D+6
- Oaks, Garland, TX D+7
- Oakridge, Garland, TX D+12
- Apollo Arapaho and Camelot, Garland, TX D+16
- Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas, TX D+30
- Lake Highlands, Dallas, TX D+33
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Fossil Park, St. Petersburg, FL D+3
- Cadwalader-Hillcrest, Trenton, NJ D+81
- Corky Row, Fall River, MA D+3
- Colonial Heights, Canton, OH D+6
- South End, Little Rock, AR D+92
- Rothfield, Semmes, AL R+41
- Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville, FL D+65
- Upper Bal, San Leandro, CA D+44
- Fondren Gardens, Houston, TX D+44
- Blenheim Square, Kansas City, MO D+79
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.