La Grulla leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 43% of adults in La Grulla typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Grulla, ~20% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Grulla compares
Among cities within 25 miles, La Grulla leans more Republican than 12 of 27 neighbors.
La Grulla runs about 7 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Why La 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 La Grulla, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 1% of adults in La Grulla hold a bachelor's degree, about 25 points below the Texas average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in La Grulla are family households, above 89% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; La 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 La Grulla looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. La 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 32%, about 22 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in La Grulla have completed high school, below 97% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and La 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
- Grulla, TX R+14
- La Casita, TX R+9
- Sullivan City, TX R+7
- Garciasville, TX R+8
- Garza-Salinas II, TX R+2
- Rio Grande City, TX R+7
- La Joya, TX R+2
- Santa Cruz, TX R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leland, MI R+7
- Maple Hill, KS R+54
- Bomoseen, VT R+10
- Griggsville, IL R+62
- Harrisville, NY R+49
- Harnell Park, MN R+19
- Estelline, SD R+52
- LaMoure, ND R+54
- East Calais, VT D+18
- Lukachukai, AZ D+64
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.