The Woodlands leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 78% of adults in The Woodlands typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in The Woodlands, ~30% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How The Woodlands compares
Among cities within 25 miles, The Woodlands leans more Republican than 6 of 31 neighbors.
The Woodlands runs about 10 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within The Woodlands. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 17 points.
Why The Woodlands 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 The Woodlands, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
The Woodlands votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 87%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in The Woodlands are family households, above 81% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; The Woodlands, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in The Woodlands looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. The Woodlands 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in The Woodlands have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shenandoah, TX R+26
- Oak Ridge North, TX R+37
- Spring, TX R+12
- Conroe, TX R+29
- Magnolia, TX R+50
- Pinehurst, TX R+49
- Tomball, TX R+27
- Stagecoach, TX R+61
- Panorama Village, TX R+48
- Montgomery, TX R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yuma, AZ R+9
- Redding, CA R+25
- Green Bay, WI D+8
- Pompano Beach, FL D+18
- Pensacola, FL R+14
- Acworth, GA R+10
- Gaithersburg, MD D+43
- Lehigh Acres, FL R+6
- Hillsboro, OR D+30
- Daly City, CA D+39
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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.