El Gato leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 28% of adults in El Gato typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in El Gato, ~12% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~72% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How El Gato compares
Among cities within 25 miles, El Gato leans more Republican than 47 of 52 neighbors.
Politically, El Gato sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within El Gato. The southeast side is the most split-leaning (R+31) and the northwest side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 29 points.
Why El Gato 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 El Gato, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 90% of households in El Gato are family households, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as El Gato, TX does.
Why turnout in El Gato looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. El Gato 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 39%, about 14 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 62% of adults in El Gato have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Alamo, TX R+3
- Midway South, TX Even
- Donna, TX Even
- San Juan, TX Even
- Pharr, TX Even
- Midway North, TX R+8
- Weslaco, TX R+2
- Progreso Lakes, TX R+31
- Hidalgo, TX R+4
- Progreso, TX R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Milford Junction, IN R+65
- Oswegatchie, NY R+26
- Charlton, MS R+3
- Koosharem, UT R+77
- Victory City, TX R+71
- Calpine, CA R+17
- Chestnut Ridge, IN R+61
- Imperial, TX R+54
- Terrace, MN R+42
- Greenfield, NM R+54
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.