North Richland Hills, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Richland Hills

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

North Richland Hills leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.

 

About 66% of adults in North Richland Hills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Richland Hills, ~26% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Richland Hills compares

Among cities within 25 miles, North Richland Hills leans more Republican than 40 of 78 neighbors.

North Richland Hills runs about 7 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Richland Hills. The north side is the most split-leaning (R+30) and the southeast side is the least split-leaning (R+2), a spread of about 27 points.

Why North Richland Hills leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for North Richland Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

North Richland Hills votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 98%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; North Richland Hills, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in North Richland Hills looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. North Richland Hills is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. 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.