La Villa leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 57% of adults in La Villa typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Villa, ~26% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Villa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, La Villa leans more Republican than 35 of 57 neighbors.
La Villa runs about 5 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Why La Villa 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 Villa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in La Villa hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the Texas average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in La Villa drive to work alone, above 88% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; La Villa, 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 Villa looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. La Villa 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 41%, about 13 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 51% of adults in La Villa have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and La Villa sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Laguna Seca, TX R+11
- Elsa, TX Even
- Edcouch, TX R+3
- Rio Rico, TX R+4
- La Blanca, TX Even
- Yznaga, TX R+19
- Santa Rosa, TX R+10
- Monte Alto, TX R+8
- Mercedes, TX Even
- Midway North, TX R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Whitesburg, GA R+69
- Trappe, PA D+13
- New Ellenton, SC R+21
- Mayo, FL R+66
- Maggie Valley, NC R+30
- Granite Quarry, NC R+45
- Tohatchi, NM D+51
- Memphis, MI R+51
- Northwood, NH R+8
- Scottville, MI R+31
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.