Spencer View Terrace leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 29% of adults in Spencer View Terrace typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spencer View Terrace, ~11% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spencer View Terrace compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Spencer View Terrace is the most Republican-leaning.
Spencer View Terrace runs about 8 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Spencer View Terrace. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+26) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Spencer View Terrace 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 Spencer View Terrace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Spencer View Terrace hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Texas average of 26%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Spencer View Terrace runs against that pattern.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Spencer View Terrace, Deer Park, TX sits in the bottom quarter 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 Spencer View Terrace looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Spencer View Terrace 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 5 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 60% of adults in Spencer View Terrace have completed high school, below 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Houston Suburban Homes, Pasadena, TX R+10
- South Houston Gardens, Pasadena, TX R+20
- Hubbell, Pasadena, TX R+5
- Pasadina, Houston, TX D+4
- Downtown Pasadena, Pasadena, TX D+6
- Clear Lake, Houston, TX R+8
- Downtown La Porte, La Porte, TX R+25
- Southbelt Ellington, Houston, TX D+3
- Old River Terrace, Channelview, TX R+21
- Northshore, Houston, TX D+20
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Dover Heights, Toms River, NJ R+27
- Cody, Mobile, AL D+71
- Kabrich Crescent, Blacksburg, VA D+37
- Isle of Palms, Jacksonville Beach, FL R+39
- Bellalago, Kissimmee, FL D+9
- The Boulevards, Canton, OH D+21
- Essex, Chicago, IL D+82
- Clifton Heights, St. Louis, MO D+36
- Everroad Park, Columbus, IN R+22
- River Gardens, Sacramento, CA D+33
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.