Woodway leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Woodway typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodway, ~27% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodway compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodway leans more Republican than 6 of 49 neighbors.
Woodway runs about 16 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Woodway. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Woodway leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Woodway, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Woodway votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 67%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Woodway, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Woodway looks the way it does
Turnout in Woodway sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hewitt, TX R+26
- Beverly Hills, TX Even
- Lorena, TX R+52
- Waco, TX D+3
- Robinson, TX R+51
- Ocee, TX R+65
- McGregor, TX R+41
- Bruceville, TX R+63
- Bellmead, TX D+4
- Crawford, TX R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Forest Grove, OR D+10
- Deer Park, NY R+5
- West Springfield Town, MA D+5
- Kingsville, TX R+4
- Smithtown, NY R+27
- South Bradenton, FL R+8
- Rahway, NJ D+37
- Marshall, TX R+7
- Corbin, KY R+60
- Gulf Breeze, FL R+43
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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.