Southwood Valley leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Southwood Valley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Southwood Valley, ~29% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Southwood Valley compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Southwood Valley is the least Democratic-leaning.
Southwood Valley runs about 27 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Southwood Valley is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Southwood Valley. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+23) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Southwood Valley 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 Southwood Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 53% of adults in Southwood Valley have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 42%). Southwood Valley runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Southwood Valley, College Station, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Southwood Valley looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 69% of households in Southwood Valley rent, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- College Park, College Station, TX D+34
- Disaster City, College Station, TX D+24
- Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station, TX D+30
- Northgate, College Station, TX D+35
- Midway Place, Bryan, TX D+31
- Downtown Bryan, Bryan, TX D+34
- Lake Windcrest, Magnolia, TX R+51
- Sterling Ridge, The Woodlands, TX R+29
- Fairfield, Cypress, TX R+24
- Alden Bridge, The Woodlands, TX R+24
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Indianola Hills, Des Moines, IA D+15
- Castlemont, Oakland, CA D+63
- Covell Park, Davis, CA D+72
- Waller, Tacoma, WA R+4
- Lamar Heights Area, Arvada, CO D+20
- Coral Ridge Country Club Estates, Fort Lauderdale, FL R+12
- West Village, Oxnard, CA D+29
- Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TX D+29
- Schoolcraft Southfield, Detroit, MI D+88
- Glenham-Belhar, Baltimore, MD D+74
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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.