Windsor Road leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Windsor Road typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Windsor Road, ~59% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Windsor Road compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Windsor Road leans more Democratic than 1 of 37 neighbors.
Windsor Road runs about 55 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Windsor Road is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Windsor Road. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+54) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+26), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Windsor Road 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 Windsor Road, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 83% of adults in Windsor Road hold a bachelor's degree, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Windsor Road 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; Windsor Road, Austin, 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 Windsor Road looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Windsor Road have completed high school, about 14 points above the Texas average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West University Austin, Austin, TX D+57
- Tarrytown, Austin, TX D+27
- North University, Austin, TX D+72
- University Of Texas, Austin, TX D+67
- Clarksville, Austin, TX D+58
- Hancock, Austin, TX D+65
- Hyde Park, Austin, TX D+71
- Downtown Austin, Austin, TX D+42
- Upper Boggy Creek, Austin, TX D+69
- Central East Austin, Austin, TX D+64
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Edison, Kalamazoo, MI D+43
- Loyal Heights, Seattle, WA D+80
- Bloomfield, Pittsburgh, PA D+64
- Lovejoy, Buffalo, NY D+20
- Northeast MacFarlane, Tampa, FL Even
- Cortez Hill, San Diego, CA D+50
- Carriage Place, Aurora, CO D+19
- The Paseos, Las Vegas, NV R+4
- Cane Ridge, Antioch, TN D+5
- Old Allentown, Allentown, PA D+34
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.