Original Town leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Original Town typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Original Town, ~21% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Original Town compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Original Town leans more Democratic than 4 of 7 neighbors.
Original Town runs about 26 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Original Town is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Original Town. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+16) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Original 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 Original Town, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Original Town votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Original Town runs about 26 points more Democratic.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Original Town, Carrollton, TX sits in the bottom 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 Original Town looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Original Town 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 49%, about 5 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Central Carrollton, Carrollton, TX D+8
- Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton, TX D+13
- Northwest Dallas, Dallas, TX D+11
- Far North Dallas-Carrollton, Carrollton, TX D+11
- Valley Ranch, Irving, TX D+20
- North Central Dallas, Carrollton, TX D+8
- Preston Hollow, Dallas, TX D+17
- Northeast Dallas, Carrollton, TX D+4
- Far North Dallas, Dallas, TX D+21
- North Dallas, Dallas, TX D+2
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, TX R+8
- Liberty Heights, Springfield, MA D+34
- West of Twin Peaks, San Francisco, CA D+62
- Asia on Argyle, Chicago, IL D+73
- Sunset Hill, Seattle, WA D+70
- Nestor, San Diego, CA D+19
- Central West End, St. Louis, MO D+69
- Downtown, Atlanta, GA D+60
- Ellsworth, Elmwood Park, IL D+7
- New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA D+49
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.