Como is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Como typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Como, ~6% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Como compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Como leans more Republican than 28 of 51 neighbors.
Como runs about 62 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Como 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 Como, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Como hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Texas average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Como are family households, above 91% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Como, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Como looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Como 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 28% of households in Como rent, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Seymore, TX R+73
- Mahoney, TX R+71
- Sulphur Springs, TX R+44
- Saltillo, TX R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pittsville, WI R+39
- Church Hill, MD R+29
- Roxana, IL R+22
- South Dos Palos, CA R+14
- Half Moon, NC R+28
- Sandy Valley, NV R+45
- East Carondelet, IL R+43
- Hugh, FL R+70
- West Concord, MN R+42
- Raymond, NE R+44
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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.