Ghost Town leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 30% of adults in Ghost Town typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ghost Town, ~16% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~70% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ghost Town compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Ghost Town leans more Democratic than 1 of 6 neighbors.
Ghost Town runs about 22 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Ghost Town is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Ghost Town 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 Ghost Town, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Ghost Town live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. Ghost Town runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Ghost Town, Laredo, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ghost Town looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ghost Town 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 38%, about 16 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 75% of households in Ghost Town rent, compared to around 46% in nearby neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 64% of adults in Ghost Town have completed high school, below 97% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Las Lomas, Laredo, TX D+12
- Heights, Laredo, TX D+11
- Las Cruces, Laredo, TX D+12
- Calton Gardens, Laredo, TX D+9
- El Trece, Laredo, TX D+13
- 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
- Downtown North Lauderdale, North Lauderdale, FL D+51
- Orchidlands Estates, Keaau, HI D+6
- Woodville, North Lauderdale, FL D+51
- Blanco Gardens, San Marcos, TX D+24
- West Cloverdale, Boise, ID R+14
- Pheasant Hill, Dayton, OH D+3
- South Ruffner, Charleston, WV D+24
- Denver International Airport, Denver, CO D+45
- Downtown Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC D+68
- Hibiscus, Azalea Park, FL D+10
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.