Western Hills Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Western Hills Fort Worth

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

Western Hills Fort Worth leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.

 

About 49% of adults in Western Hills Fort Worth typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Western Hills Fort Worth, ~26% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Western Hills Fort Worth compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Western Hills Fort Worth leans more Democratic than 2 of 4 neighbors.

Western Hills Fort Worth runs about 21 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Western Hills Fort Worth is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Western Hills Fort Worth. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+31) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+15), a spread of about 46 points.

Why Western Hills Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Western Hills Fort Worth votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Western Hills Fort Worth runs about 21 points more Democratic.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Western Hills Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Western Hills Fort Worth looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Western Hills Fort Worth is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 20%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 10%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 64% of households in Western Hills Fort Worth rent, compared to around 43% in nearby neighborhoods. 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.