Richland Hills, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Richland Hills

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Richland Hills leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in Richland Hills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richland Hills, ~24% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Richland Hills compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Richland Hills leans more Republican than 34 of 74 neighbors.

Richland Hills runs about 6 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Richland Hills. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 14 points.

Why Richland Hills leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Richland Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Richland Hills votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 99%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.

Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Richland Hills, TX does.

Why turnout in Richland Hills looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Richland Hills 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 38% of households in Richland Hills rent, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.