Woodlawn Lake leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Woodlawn Lake typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodlawn Lake, ~29% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodlawn Lake compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Woodlawn Lake leans more Democratic than 31 of 40 neighbors.
Woodlawn Lake runs about 51 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Woodlawn Lake is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Woodlawn Lake 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 Woodlawn Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Woodlawn Lake votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Woodlawn Lake runs about 51 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Woodlawn Lake, San Antonio, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Woodlawn Lake looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Woodlawn Lake is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 45%, about 9 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 68% of adults in Woodlawn Lake have completed high school, below 95% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Woodlawn Lake sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Jefferson-Woodlawn Lake, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Prospect Hill, San Antonio, TX D+39
- Jefferson, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Beacon Hill, San Antonio, TX D+43
- Los Angeles Heights-Keystone, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Cattleman Square, San Antonio, TX D+35
- University Park-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX D+30
- Donaldson Terrace, San Antonio, TX D+31
- Las Palmas, San Antonio, TX D+35
- Avenida Guadalupe, San Antonio, TX D+37
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Brentwood, Jacksonville, FL D+76
- Turtle Creek, Jacksonville, FL D+75
- Wood Streets, Riverside, CA D+17
- Franklin Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+88
- South Central, Raleigh, NC D+69
- Brookside, Erie, PA Even
- The Lakes-Country Club, Spring Valley, NV D+11
- Central Park, Chicago, IL D+80
- Foothills, Henderson, NV R+17
- Black Rock, Buffalo, NY D+29
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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.