Parker Lane is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Parker Lane typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parker Lane, ~34% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parker Lane compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Parker Lane leans more Democratic than 22 of 32 neighbors.
Parker Lane runs about 73 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Parker Lane is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Parker Lane 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 Parker Lane, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Parker Lane votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Parker Lane runs about 73 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 69% of adults in Parker Lane have never been married, above 97% of neighborhoods.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Parker Lane, Austin, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Parker Lane looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Parker Lane is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 78% of households in Parker Lane rent, about 53 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Parker Lane sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Riverside, Austin, TX D+49
- Pleasant Valley, Austin, TX D+56
- Saint Edwards, Austin, TX D+57
- South River City, Austin, TX D+56
- McKinney, Austin, TX D+34
- East Congress, Austin, TX D+50
- Galindo, Austin, TX D+54
- Bouldin, Austin, TX D+54
- Montopolis, Austin, TX D+54
- Franklin Park, Austin, TX D+44
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- University Hill, Syracuse, NY D+58
- Hanson Park, Chicago, IL D+43
- Bryant Pattengill East, Ann Arbor, MI D+64
- Franklinton, Columbus, OH D+35
- Beard, Napa, CA D+37
- Hilltop, Wilmington, DE D+64
- City Park, Denver, CO D+73
- Downtown Redmond, Redmond, WA D+53
- Clarendon, Arlington, VA D+60
- Highland Park, Des Moines, IA D+19
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.