La Salle is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 85% of adults in La Salle typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Salle, ~14% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Salle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, La Salle leans more Republican than 13 of 22 neighbors.
La Salle runs about 55 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within La Salle. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 34 points.
Why La Salle 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 Salle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in La Salle live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in La Salle are family households, above 87% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; La Salle, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in La Salle looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in La Salle own their home, about 16 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and La Salle sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vanderbilt, TX R+74
- El Toro, TX R+72
- Inez, TX R+67
- Kamey, TX R+60
- Lolita, TX R+75
- Placedo, TX R+43
- Telferner, TX R+51
- Point Comfort, TX R+45
- Edna, TX R+52
- Port Lavaca, TX R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Roundhead, OH R+68
- Meridale, NY R+18
- Witwen, WI R+35
- Lincoln, IN R+60
- Yarrow, MO R+67
- Wolf Creek, KY R+59
- Bellmore, IN R+58
- Centerfield, NY R+7
- Spring Lake, WI R+35
- Ricardo, TX R+20
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.