The city of Westover Hills is one of the most reliably Republican jurisdictions in the state of Texas. Every GOP presidential candidate since
Thomas Dewey in
1948 has carried the city by over 25 points, with
Dwight Eisenhower,
Ronald Reagan, and
George H. W. Bush each earning over 90% of the vote in 1952, 1956, 1984 and 1988 respectively. In his 1998 gubernatorial re-election bid,
George W. Bush would also top 90% Among the Democratic candidates for president, only
Lyndon Johnson in
1964 has ever come within 30 points of carrying Westover Hills. In 1944,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt finished third in the city, behind Dewey, and the unpledged Texas Regulars third party, who won the city with over three quarters of the vote. All presidential election results for Westover Hills since 1944, and all gubernatorial results since 1998 are listed below: == Education ==