East Alto Bonito leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 35% of adults in East Alto Bonito typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Alto Bonito, ~15% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Alto Bonito compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Alto Bonito leans more Republican than 23 of 27 neighbors.
Politically, East Alto Bonito sits close to the rest of Texas.
Why East Alto Bonito 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 East Alto Bonito, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 96% of households in East Alto Bonito are family households, about 29 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and East Alto Bonito sits in the bottom quarter (about 7%, below 97% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; East Alto Bonito, 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 East Alto Bonito looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. East Alto Bonito 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 32%, about 22 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 67% of adults in East Alto Bonito have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Garza-Salinas II, TX R+2
- La Joya, TX R+2
- Rio Grande City, TX R+7
- Santa Cruz, TX R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gaither, AR R+66
- Blackwater, VA R+72
- Meridean, WI R+35
- Willow River, MN R+43
- Banks, AL R+47
- Menno, SD R+65
- Powells Point, NC R+41
- Lawrence, WI R+36
- Oliphant Furnace, PA R+55
- East Butler, PA 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.