Aledo is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Aledo typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Aledo, ~19% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Aledo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Aledo leans more Republican than 28 of 58 neighbors.
Aledo runs about 42 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Aledo. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Aledo 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 Aledo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 88% of households in Aledo are family households, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Aledo runs against that pattern.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Aledo, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Aledo looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Aledo own their home, about 18 points above the Texas average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Aledo have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Annetta South, TX R+62
- Annetta, TX R+62
- Willow Park, TX R+53
- Annetta North, TX R+64
- Hudson Oaks, TX R+57
- Benbrook, TX R+23
- White Settlement, TX R+20
- Lakeside, TX R+46
- Cresson, TX R+65
- Westover Hills, TX R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hillsboro, OH R+57
- Ocean Acres, NJ R+33
- Fort Carson, CO R+16
- Bellingham, MA Even
- Fostoria, OH R+24
- Brownsville, FL D+47
- Fullerton, PA D+6
- Fate, TX R+31
- Scotts Valley, CA D+42
- White Center, WA D+42
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.