Rollingwood leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Rollingwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rollingwood, ~67% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~-6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rollingwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rollingwood leans more Democratic than 40 of 49 neighbors.
Rollingwood runs about 40 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Rollingwood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Rollingwood 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 Rollingwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 88% of adults in Rollingwood hold a bachelor's degree, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Rollingwood sits in the top fifth on density (about 98%, in the top fraction of cities). Rollingwood 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; Rollingwood, 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 Rollingwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rollingwood is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Rollingwood have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Lake Hills, TX D+11
- Austin, TX D+20
- Sunset Valley, TX D+47
- San Leanna, TX D+40
- Creedmoor, TX D+29
- Marshall Ford, TX Even
- Manchaca, TX D+21
- Bee Cave, TX D+14
- Jollyville, TX D+27
- Hornsby Bend, TX D+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lynchs Corner, NC R+27
- Sherrard, IL R+29
- Head of the Harbor, NY R+16
- Sheffield, PA R+49
- Lost Creek, WV R+61
- South Orrington, ME R+9
- Dulac, LA R+41
- Centerville, PA R+60
- Eure, NC R+45
- Asotin, WA R+46
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.