Southside leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 30% of adults in Southside typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Southside, ~20% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~70% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Southside compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Southside leans more Democratic than 5 of 8 neighbors.
Southside runs about 50 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Southside is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Southside. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+61) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 41 points.
Why Southside 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 Southside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Southside votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Southside runs about 50 points more Democratic.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Southside, Fort Worth, TX sits in the top quarter 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 Southside looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Southside 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 63% of adults in Southside have completed high school, below 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Fairmount, Fort Worth, TX D+28
- TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth, TX D+6
- Downtown Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX D+20
- South East, Fort Worth, TX D+53
- Sycamore, Fort Worth, TX D+39
- Arlington Heights, Fort Worth, TX D+9
- Como, Fort Worth, TX D+65
- Scenic Bluff, Fort Worth, TX D+21
- Wedgwood, Fort Worth, TX D+21
- Northside, Fort Worth, TX D+17
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Southeast, Anaheim, CA D+19
- Beverly Glen, Studio City, CA D+40
- South of Market, San Francisco, CA D+61
- Chicago Lawn, Chicago, IL D+58
- Hoover, Fresno, CA D+12
- Downtown Jersey City, Jersey City, NJ D+58
- Greenville, Jersey City, NJ D+51
- West Columbus Interim, Hilliard, OH D+9
- Central East Denver, Denver, CO D+62
- Rogers Park, Chicago, IL D+75
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.