Edcouch is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Edcouch typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edcouch, ~19% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edcouch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Edcouch leans more Republican than 17 of 57 neighbors.
Edcouch runs about 10 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Edcouch. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Edcouch leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Edcouch. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Edcouch, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Edcouch looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Edcouch 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 36%, about 18 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 65% of adults in Edcouch have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Edcouch sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Muniz, TX R+5
- Nurillo, TX R+5
- Cesar Chavez, TX Even
- Rio Rico, TX R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Whiteriver, AZ D+50
- Sheffield, AL R+19
- Orange, VA R+30
- Orange Beach, AL R+56
- Winnsboro, SC D+22
- Prairie View, TX D+47
- Farmington, AR R+22
- Whitehouse Station, NJ R+14
- Mascoutah, IL R+25
- Stayton, OR R+13
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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.