North Lamar leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 23% of adults in North Lamar typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Lamar, ~16% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~77% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Lamar compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Lamar is the least Democratic-leaning.
North Lamar runs about 51 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while North Lamar is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why North Lamar 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 Lamar, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Lamar votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while North Lamar runs about 51 points more Democratic.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; North Lamar, Austin, 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 North Lamar looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. North Lamar 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 77% of households in North Lamar rent, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 70% of adults in North Lamar have completed high school, below 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North Austin, Austin, TX D+48
- Windsor Hills, Austin, TX D+55
- Heritage Hills, Austin, TX D+47
- Georgian Acres, Austin, TX D+48
- Wooten, Austin, TX D+53
- North Burnet, Austin, TX D+45
- Crestview, Austin, TX D+66
- Highland, Austin, TX D+61
- Saint Johns, Austin, TX D+54
- Coronado Hills, Austin, TX D+53
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Central City Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CA D+32
- Duncan Park, Lexington, KY D+68
- Southgate, Hayward, CA D+39
- Roosevelt, Iowa City, IA D+55
- Abbott McKinley, Buffalo, NY D+16
- La Mesa, Albuquerque, NM D+33
- North Quinsigamond Village, Worcester, MA D+37
- Newport, Bellevue, WA D+43
- Carondelet, St. Louis, MO D+51
- University of NC at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC D+72
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.