Pear Orchard is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Pear Orchard typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pear Orchard, ~48% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pear Orchard compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Pear Orchard is the most Democratic-leaning.
Pear Orchard runs about 97 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Pear Orchard is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Pear Orchard 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 Pear Orchard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pear Orchard votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Pear Orchard runs about 97 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 54% of adults in Pear Orchard have never been married, above 87% of neighborhoods.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pear Orchard, Beaumont, TX sits below the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pear Orchard looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pear Orchard 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 46%, about 7 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Pear Orchard have completed high school, below 82% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Heart of the City, Beaumont, TX D+53
- South Park, Beaumont, TX D+64
- Old Town, Beaumont, TX D+32
- North End, Beaumont, TX D+71
- 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
- Cypress-Riverside, Highland, CA D+13
- East End, Charleston, WV D+44
- Taylor, Cedar Rapids, IA D+24
- Northport, Fargo, ND Even
- Lincoln Park, Milwaukee, WI D+83
- Julia Keen, Tucson, AZ D+33
- Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA D+80
- Parkland, Louisville, KY D+90
- Northeast, Kansas City, KS D+67
- South East Community, Grand Rapids, MI D+66
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.