North Austin, Austin, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Austin

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

North Austin leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.

 

About 38% of adults in North Austin typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Austin, ~28% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Austin compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Austin leans more Democratic than 5 of 20 neighbors.

North Austin runs about 61 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while North Austin is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within North Austin. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+54) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+44), a spread of about 10 points.

Why North Austin 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 North Austin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in North Austin 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 North Austin have never been married, above 78% of neighborhoods. North Austin runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; North Austin, Austin, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in North Austin looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. North Austin 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 42%, about 11 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 67% of households in North Austin rent, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.