Sears Park Area leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Sears Park Area typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sears Park Area, ~17% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sears Park Area compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sears Park Area is the least Republican-leaning.
Sears Park Area runs about 7 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Sears Park Area. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+25), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Sears Park Area 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 Sears Park Area, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Sears Park Area hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Texas average of 26%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sears Park Area, Abilene, TX sits in the bottom quarter 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 Sears Park Area looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sears Park Area 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 38%, about 15 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Sears Park Area have completed high school, below 89% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North College, Abilene, TX R+14
- Cobb Park Area, Abilene, TX R+12
- Westwood Richland, Abilene, TX R+18
- Sayles Boulevard Area, Abilene, TX R+17
- Abilene Heights Area, Abilene, TX R+24
- Elmwood Area, Abilene, TX R+25
- Over Place Area, Abilene, TX R+30
- River Oaks-Brookhollow, Abilene, TX R+39
- Park Central Area, Abilene, TX R+16
- Chimney Rock Area, Abilene, TX R+46
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Tallulah-North Shore, Jacksonville, FL D+50
- Friends of Friedrich Wilderness Park, San Antonio, TX Even
- Sussex Place, Alafaya, FL D+26
- Waterfront, Boston, MA D+45
- Columbia, Bellingham, WA D+72
- Alta Loma, Peoria, AZ R+3
- Wallhaven, Akron, OH D+46
- Windsor Hills, View Park-Windsor Hills, CA D+84
- Biscayne, Jacksonville, FL D+59
- East Omaha, Omaha, NE D+22
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.