Rmma is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Rmma typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rmma, ~54% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rmma compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Rmma leans more Democratic than 22 of 38 neighbors.
Rmma runs about 74 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Rmma is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Rmma 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 Rmma, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 82% of adults in Rmma hold a bachelor's degree, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Rmma runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Rmma, Austin, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Rmma looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Rmma have completed high school, about 12 points above the Texas average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Upper Boggy Creek, Austin, TX D+69
- Windsor Park, Austin, TX D+59
- Hancock, Austin, TX D+65
- Pecan Springs Springdale, Austin, TX D+69
- Rosewood, Austin, TX D+62
- North Loop, Austin, TX D+69
- Hyde Park, Austin, TX D+71
- Martin Luther King, Austin, TX D+64
- North University, Austin, TX D+72
- Saint Johns, Austin, TX D+54
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX D+20
- South Beach, Fort Pierce, FL R+24
- middletown, Bethlehem, PA Even
- Cabbage Town, Atlanta, GA D+69
- Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana, CA D+34
- Samuel A Rothermel, Oak Park, IL D+73
- Fircrest, Vancouver, WA D+21
- South Shore, Alameda, CA D+59
- Social, Woonsocket, RI D+19
- South Southeast 3, Topeka, KS D+7
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.