Roman Forest leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Roman Forest typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roman Forest, ~16% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roman Forest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roman Forest leans more Republican than 16 of 36 neighbors.
Roman Forest runs about 31 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Roman Forest. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Roman Forest 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 Roman Forest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Roman Forest votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 61%, well above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Roman Forest are family households, above 93% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Roman Forest, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Roman Forest looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Roman Forest 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 48%, about 6 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Patton Village, TX R+50
- Woodbranch, TX R+52
- New Caney, TX R+38
- Splendora, TX R+60
- Walden Woods, TX R+48
- Plum Grove, TX R+38
- Porter, TX R+30
- Huffman, TX R+61
- Cleveland, TX R+44
- Wigginsville, TX R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Townsville, NC D+8
- Lake Hamilton, FL R+17
- Lake Leelanau, MI Even
- Port Republic, NJ R+18
- Augusta, AR R+18
- Pine Grove, GA R+72
- Uniontown, KY R+63
- Labadie, MO R+48
- Silver Lake, MN R+55
- Lorida, FL R+60
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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.