El Trece leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 33% of adults in El Trece typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in El Trece, ~18% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How El Trece compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, El Trece is the most Democratic-leaning.
El Trece runs about 27 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while El Trece is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why El Trece leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for El Trece, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
El Trece votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while El Trece runs about 27 points more Democratic. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in El Trece is about 2%, about 71 points below the U.S. average of 72%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; El Trece, Laredo, 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 El Trece looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. El Trece 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 35%, about 19 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 70% of households in El Trece rent, compared to around 47% in nearby neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 55% of adults in El Trece have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Las Lomas, Laredo, TX D+12
- Las Cruces, Laredo, TX D+12
- Heights, Laredo, TX D+11
- Calton Gardens, Laredo, TX D+9
- Ghost Town, Laredo, TX D+8
- Santo Nino, Laredo, TX D+7
- Santa Fe, Laredo, TX R+8
- San Isidro, Laredo, TX R+9
- Medina, Zapata, TX Even
- Doffing, Mission, TX R+5
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Coast, Santa Ana, CA D+24
- Downtown Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN D+40
- Caballo Hills, Oakland, CA D+66
- Platte Brook North, Kansas City, MO D+9
- Bravo Park Lane, Tucson, AZ D+36
- Long View, Milwaukee, WI D+69
- Oak Haven Heights, San Antonio, TX D+4
- Fairmont, Pacifica, CA D+38
- Bear Canyon, Tucson, AZ R+4
- Lake Houston, Houston, TX R+15
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.