Del Valle leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Del Valle typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Del Valle, ~27% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Del Valle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Del Valle leans more Democratic than 39 of 50 neighbors.
Del Valle runs about 34 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Del Valle is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Del Valle. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+40) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 41 points.
Why Del Valle 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 Del Valle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 46% of residents in Del Valle live in densely developed areas, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 42% of adults in Del Valle have never been married, above 95% of cities. Del Valle runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Del Valle, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Del Valle looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Del Valle 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 47%, about 7 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Garfield, TX R+8
- Elroy, TX D+7
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- Creedmoor, TX D+29
- Cedar Creek, TX R+19
- Mustang Ridge, TX D+3
- Webberville, TX D+5
- Mendoza, TX R+11
- Lytton Springs, TX R+7
- Utley, TX R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oxford, MI R+21
- Brenham, TX R+31
- Zeeland, MI R+27
- Maitland, FL D+6
- Dunnellon, FL R+50
- Amelia, OH R+40
- Palm Springs, FL R+5
- York, SC R+35
- Blythewood, SC D+28
- Monterey, CA D+40
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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.