Terra del Sol leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 27% of adults in Terra del Sol typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Terra del Sol, ~19% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~73% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Terra del Sol compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Terra del Sol is the most Democratic-leaning.
Terra del Sol runs about 54 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Terra del Sol is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Terra del Sol. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+44) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+34), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Terra del Sol 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 Terra del Sol, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Terra del Sol votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Terra del Sol runs about 54 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Terra del Sol have never been married, above 77% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Terra del Sol, Houston, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Terra del Sol looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Terra del Sol 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 40%, about 13 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 82% of households in Terra del Sol rent, compared to around 50% in nearby neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Terra del Sol have completed high school, below 82% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Mission Bend South, Mission Bend, TX D+21
- Eldridge-West Oaks, Houston, TX D+34
- Sugarland, Houston, TX D+22
- West Houston, Houston, TX D+19
- Energy Corridor, Houston, TX D+21
- Westchase, Houston, TX D+21
- Long Meadow Farms, Richmond, TX R+12
- Nottingham, Katy, TX R+24
- Brays Oaks, Houston, TX D+42
- Memorial Parkway, Katy, TX R+11
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Bayside, Everett, WA D+36
- Woodbine, Nashville, TN D+26
- Jacksonville Heights South, Jacksonville, FL D+10
- Montclair, Oakland, CA D+71
- Lake Charleston, Lake Worth, FL R+4
- City Center, Aurora, CO D+45
- La Avenida, Rochester, NY D+62
- Lower Chelsea, Atlantic City, NJ D+15
- Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre, PA D+13
- Hampden South, Denver, CO D+37
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.