Rice Military leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Rice Military typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rice Military, ~38% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rice Military compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Rice Military leans more Democratic than 3 of 12 neighbors.
Rice Military runs about 35 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Rice Military is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Rice Military. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+41) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+14), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Rice Military 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 Rice Military, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 80% of adults in Rice Military hold a bachelor's degree, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Rice Military runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Rice Military, Houston, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Rice Military looks the way it does
Turnout in Rice Military sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Washington Avenue-Memorial Park, Houston, TX D+23
- Fourth Ward, Houston, TX D+47
- Greater Heights, Houston, TX D+24
- Montrose, Houston, TX D+39
- River Oaks, Houston, TX D+11
- Midtown, Houston, TX D+42
- Downtown Houston, Houston, TX D+49
- Rice, Houston, TX D+39
- Independence Heights, Houston, TX D+53
- West University, Houston, TX D+14
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Woodbridge, Irvine, CA D+9
- South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA D+38
- West Seattle, Seattle, WA D+69
- Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia, PA D+77
- Capitol Hill, Denver, CO D+67
- Lakewood Heights, Atlanta, GA D+83
- Five Points, Denver, CO D+59
- Pocket, Sacramento, CA D+40
- West Village, Manhattan, NY D+68
- Creston, Grand Rapids, MI D+25
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.