Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area, ~28% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area leans more Democratic than 3 of 9 neighbors.
Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area runs about 50 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+70) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+11), a spread of about 60 points.
Why Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area 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 Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area runs about 50 points more Democratic.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area, Houston, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 66% of households in Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area 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
- South Main, Houston, TX D+60
- West University, Houston, TX D+14
- Medical, Houston, TX D+41
- Meyerland, Houston, TX D+29
- Westbury, Houston, TX D+43
- Central Southwest, Houston, TX D+51
- Rice, Houston, TX D+39
- River Oaks, Houston, TX D+11
- Fondren Gardens, Houston, TX D+44
- Brays Oaks, Houston, TX D+42
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Windsor Square, Glendale, AZ Even
- Thorpe Westwood, Spokane, WA R+9
- Pumphrey, Linthicum, MD D+9
- Ashton Heights, Arlington, VA D+62
- North Amherst, Amherst, MA D+75
- Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington, KY D+40
- Morris Heights, Aurora, CO D+35
- Sandusky Street Historic District, Delaware, OH D+18
- Oak Hills, San Antonio, TX D+27
- Mount Vernon-Hollywood-Montclair, Lexington, KY D+54
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.