Hot Wells, San Antonio, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hot Wells

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Hot Wells leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.

 

About 27% of adults in Hot Wells typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hot Wells, ~17% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~73% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hot Wells compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hot Wells leans more Democratic than 5 of 20 neighbors.

Hot Wells runs about 42 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Hot Wells is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Hot Wells. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+35) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+25), a spread of about 10 points.

Why Hot Wells 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 Hot Wells, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Hot Wells votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Hot Wells runs about 42 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Hot Wells have never been married, above 78% of neighborhoods.

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 Hot Wells, San Antonio, TX does.

Why turnout in Hot Wells looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hot Wells 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 44%, about 9 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 81% of households in Hot Wells rent, compared to around 38% in nearby neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in Hot Wells have completed high school, below 93% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.