Grulla leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Grulla typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grulla, ~19% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grulla compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grulla leans more Republican than 25 of 29 neighbors.
Politically, Grulla sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Grulla. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+19) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Grulla 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 Grulla, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Grulla are family households, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Grulla, 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 Grulla looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Grulla 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 33%, about 21 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 63% of adults in Grulla have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Grulla sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Alto Bonito, TX R+14
- La Grulla, TX R+6
- La Casita, TX R+9
- Garciasville, TX R+8
- Sullivan City, TX R+7
- Garza-Salinas II, TX R+2
- Rio Grande City, TX R+7
- Santa Cruz, TX R+15
- La Joya, TX R+2
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harwich Port, MA D+21
- Chula, GA R+74
- Plains, TX R+71
- Blacksher, AL R+69
- North Adams, MI R+52
- Beavertown, PA R+68
- Leoti, KS R+53
- Holmwood, LA R+77
- Gilbertown, AL R+68
- La Veta, CO D+2
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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.