North Dallas is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 75% of adults in North Dallas typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Dallas, ~38% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Dallas compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Dallas sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 0 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 3 leaning the other way.
North Dallas runs about 16 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while North Dallas sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by block within North Dallas. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+26) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+22), a spread of about 48 points.
Why North Dallas 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 Dallas, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density pulls a place toward Democrats and a high white share pulls it toward Republicans. In North Dallas the two roughly cancel. North Dallas runs against the grain of Texas, a split-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; North Dallas, Dallas, TX sits in the top quarter 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 North Dallas looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Dallas is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in North Dallas have completed high school, above 83% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Lake Highlands, Dallas, TX D+33
- Bluffview, Dallas, TX D+11
- Preston Hollow, Dallas, TX D+17
- M Streets, Dallas, TX D+25
- Far North Dallas-Richardson, Richardson, TX D+29
- Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas, TX D+30
- Love Field Area, Dallas, TX D+36
- Far North Dallas, Dallas, TX D+21
- Oak Lawn, Dallas, TX D+20
- Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton, TX D+13
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Palms, Los Angeles, CA D+56
- South End, Tacoma, WA D+31
- Southwest Ada, Boise, ID R+21
- Gateway-Green Valley Ranch, Denver, CO D+40
- Brea-Olinda, Brea, CA R+3
- West Town, Chicago, IL D+69
- Shelby Forest-Frayser, Memphis, TN D+62
- Medical, Houston, TX D+41
- Dunning, Chicago, IL Even
- Irving Park, Chicago, IL D+54
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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.