Escobas leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Escobas typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Escobas, ~28% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Escobas compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Escobas leans more Democratic than 5 of 6 neighbors.
Escobas runs about 20 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Escobas is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Escobas 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 Escobas, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 56% of adults in Escobas have never been married, far above similar-sized cities (around 22%). Escobas runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Escobas, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Escobas looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Escobas 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 29%, about 24 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 55% of households in Escobas rent, compared to around 27% in nearby cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Escobas sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Viboras, TX D+7
- Bustamante, TX R+5
- Hebbronville, TX R+3
- Bruni, TX R+19
- Sejita, TX Even
- Mirando City, TX R+34
- Oilton, TX R+27
- Realitos, TX Even
- Santa Elena, TX R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Effner, IL R+48
- Keystone, WY R+37
- Mineral Hills, MI R+25
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.