Western Hills leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Western Hills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Western Hills, ~35% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Western Hills compares
Western Hills runs about 35 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Western Hills is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Western Hills. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+29) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+8), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Western Hills 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 Western Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 58% of residents in Western Hills are Black or African American, about 51 points above the Texas average of 7%. Western Hills runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Western Hills, Beaumont, TX sits in the bottom 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 Western Hills looks the way it does
Turnout in Western Hills sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North End, Beaumont, TX D+71
- Old Town, Beaumont, TX D+32
- Heart of the City, Beaumont, TX D+53
- Pear Orchard, Beaumont, TX D+83
- South Park, Beaumont, TX D+64
- Highland Farms, Baytown, TX R+6
- Goose Creek, Baytown, TX D+7
- Far Northeast-Huffman, Huffman, TX R+52
- Lake Houston, Houston, TX R+15
- Downtown La Porte, La Porte, TX R+25
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Nodine Hill, Yonkers, NY D+34
- Questa, Mountain House, CA D+10
- Mt Ivy, Pomona, NY Even
- Greenwood and Hamilton, Trenton, NJ D+64
- Midtown Springfield, Springfield, MO D+17
- Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA D+57
- Woodside Village, Largo, FL R+8
- North University, Tucson, AZ D+56
- North Park, Billings, MT D+17
- Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Renton, WA D+17
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.