Old Town leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Old Town typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Old Town, ~26% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Old Town compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Old Town is the least Democratic-leaning.
Old Town runs about 46 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Old Town is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Old Town. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+45) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+19), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Old Town 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 Old Town, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Old Town votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Old Town runs about 46 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Old Town, Beaumont, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Old Town looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Old Town 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.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Heart of the City, Beaumont, TX D+53
- North End, Beaumont, TX D+71
- Pear Orchard, Beaumont, TX D+83
- South Park, Beaumont, TX D+64
- Western Hills, Beaumont, TX D+21
- Highland Farms, Baytown, TX R+6
- Goose Creek, Baytown, TX D+7
- Far Northeast-Huffman, Huffman, TX R+52
- Downtown La Porte, La Porte, TX R+25
- Lake Houston, Houston, TX R+15
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Deercreek, Jacksonville, FL R+16
- Evergreen Meadows, Evergreen, CO D+16
- Mission Lake, Kansas City, MO D+14
- City in the Hills, Bakersfield, CA R+23
- Conant Gardens, Detroit, MI D+86
- Agua Dulce, El Paso, TX D+8
- Calton Gardens, Laredo, TX D+9
- Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA D+73
- Hill Farms-University Neighborh, Madison, WI D+81
- Poncey-Highland, Atlanta, GA D+67
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.