Washington Avenue-Memorial Park, Houston, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Washington Avenue-Memorial Park

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Washington Avenue-Memorial Park leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.

 

About 50% of adults in Washington Avenue-Memorial Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washington Avenue-Memorial Park, ~31% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Washington Avenue-Memorial Park compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Washington Avenue-Memorial Park leans more Democratic than 3 of 12 neighbors.

Washington Avenue-Memorial Park runs about 37 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Washington Avenue-Memorial Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Washington Avenue-Memorial Park. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+44) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+5), a spread of about 49 points.

Why Washington Avenue-Memorial Park 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 Washington Avenue-Memorial Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 74% of adults in Washington Avenue-Memorial Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Washington Avenue-Memorial Park have never been married, above 87% of neighborhoods. Washington Avenue-Memorial Park 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; Washington Avenue-Memorial Park, Houston, 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 Washington Avenue-Memorial Park looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 76% of households in Washington Avenue-Memorial Park rent, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.