La Homa is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 38% of adults in La Homa typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Homa, ~18% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Homa compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, La Homa leans more Republican than 1 of 3 neighbors.
La Homa runs about 10 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within La Homa. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+13), a spread of about 14 points.
Why La Homa leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in La Homa. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; La Homa, Mission, 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 Homa looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. La Homa 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 37%, about 16 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 52% of adults in La Homa have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Sharyland, Mission, TX R+3
- Doffing, Mission, TX R+5
- Abram-Perezville, Mission, TX R+6
- Sharyland Plantation, Mission, TX R+6
- College Heights, McAllen, TX D+14
- Enfield Estates, Edinburg, TX R+2
- Downtown Brownsville, Brownsville, TX D+15
- Medina, Zapata, TX Even
- Santa Fe, Laredo, TX R+8
- Santo Nino, Laredo, TX D+7
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Union Square, Somerville, MA D+75
- Copperfield, Houston, TX R+4
- Oceanway, Jacksonville, FL R+7
- Northside Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI D+73
- Yorkshire, Charlotte, NC D+29
- University District, Portland, OR D+62
- Seventh Avenue, Newark, NJ D+45
- Prospect Park, Minneapolis, MN D+70
- Grayland, Chicago, IL D+39
- Moanalua, Honolulu, HI D+13
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.