Woodlake, San Antonio, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Woodlake

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

Woodlake leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.

 

About 51% of adults in Woodlake typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodlake, ~33% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Woodlake compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Woodlake leans more Democratic than 9 of 13 neighbors.

Woodlake runs about 41 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Woodlake is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Woodlake. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+31) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+20), a spread of about 11 points.

Why Woodlake 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 Woodlake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Woodlake votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Woodlake runs about 41 points more Democratic.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Woodlake, San Antonio, TX sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Woodlake looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Woodlake is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Woodlake have completed high school, below 76% of 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.