Sycamore leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Sycamore typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sycamore, ~25% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sycamore compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sycamore is the most Democratic-leaning.
Sycamore runs about 52 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Sycamore is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Sycamore. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+61) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+15), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Sycamore 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 Sycamore, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sycamore votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Sycamore runs about 52 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sycamore, Fort Worth, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Sycamore looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sycamore 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 43%, about 11 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Sycamore have completed high school, below 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Far South, Fort Worth, TX D+19
- Wedgwood, Fort Worth, TX D+21
- Southside, Fort Worth, TX D+36
- TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth, TX D+6
- Fairmount, Fort Worth, TX D+28
- South East, Fort Worth, TX D+53
- Far Southwest, Fort Worth, TX D+10
- Como, Fort Worth, TX D+65
- Arlington Heights, Fort Worth, TX D+9
- Downtown Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX D+20
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Cheyenne, Las Vegas, NV Even
- Oak Lane, Philadelphia, PA D+87
- St Charles, Waldorf, MD D+66
- Uptown, Chicago, IL D+77
- M Streets, Dallas, TX D+25
- Playa Vista, Los Angeles, CA D+46
- Wheaton-Glenmont, Wheaton, MD D+51
- East Reno, Reno, NV D+14
- Frankford, Philadelphia, PA D+56
- Harbor Gateway, Torrance, CA D+35
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.