Valley Ranch leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Valley Ranch typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Valley Ranch, ~25% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Valley Ranch compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Valley Ranch is the most Democratic-leaning.
Valley Ranch runs about 34 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Valley Ranch is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Valley Ranch. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+29) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+11), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Valley Ranch 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 Valley Ranch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 74% of adults in Valley Ranch hold a bachelor's degree, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Valley Ranch runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Valley Ranch, Irving, TX sits in the top quarter 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 Valley Ranch looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 66% of households in Valley Ranch rent, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Original Town, Carrollton, TX D+13
- Northwest Dallas, Dallas, TX D+11
- Central Carrollton, Carrollton, TX D+8
- Song, Irving, TX D+33
- Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton, TX D+13
- Preston Hollow, Dallas, TX D+17
- North Central Dallas, Carrollton, TX D+8
- Far North Dallas-Carrollton, Carrollton, TX D+11
- Northeast Dallas, Carrollton, TX D+4
- Bear Creek, Irving, TX D+22
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Park San Diego, San Diego, CA D+62
- North Central, Philadelphia, PA D+83
- North Dorchester, Boston, MA D+59
- Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas, NV Even
- Constable Hook, Bayonne, NJ D+6
- Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA D+67
- Meadowview, Sacramento, CA D+39
- North End, St. Paul, MN D+45
- East Boston, Boston, MA D+38
- Model City, Miami, FL D+60
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.