Southside Place leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Southside Place typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Southside Place, ~38% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Southside Place compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Southside Place leans more Democratic than 42 of 57 neighbors.
Southside Place runs about 20 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Southside Place is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Southside Place 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 Southside Place, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 88% of adults in Southside Place hold a bachelor's degree, about 59 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Southside Place sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, in the top fraction of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in Southside Place have never been married, above 89% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Southside Place, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Southside Place looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Southside Place 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Southside Place have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West University Place, TX D+7
- Bellaire, TX D+9
- Houston, TX D+3
- Piney Point Village, TX R+13
- Hunters Creek Village, TX R+41
- Hilshire Village, TX R+16
- Spring Valley, TX R+19
- Hedwig Village, TX R+29
- Bunker Hill Village, TX R+29
- Spring Valley Village, TX Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ocean Ridge, FL R+21
- Springdale, WA R+41
- Pleasureville, KY R+56
- Rumney, NH D+6
- Mohawk, TN R+71
- Bloxom, VA R+16
- Cadyville, NY R+17
- Damariscotta, ME D+8
- Campbellsburg, KY R+53
- Hesper, MT R+48
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.