La Ward is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 63% of adults in La Ward typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Ward, ~8% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Ward compares
Among cities within 25 miles, La Ward is the most Republican-leaning.
La Ward runs about 63 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why La Ward 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 Ward, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in La Ward hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Texas average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 91% of households in La Ward are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as La Ward, TX does.
Why turnout in La Ward looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. La Ward is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lolita, TX R+75
- Francitas, TX R+73
- Weedhaven, TX R+76
- Vanderbilt, TX R+74
- Ganado, TX R+66
- Point Comfort, TX R+45
- Olivia, TX R+70
- Edna, TX R+52
- Blessing, TX R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yeomans, GA R+6
- Allison, TX R+80
- Youngs Creek, IN R+52
- Texasville, AL R+56
- Glen Allan, MS R+26
- Fine, NY R+26
- Sago, WV R+67
- Kinloch, MO D+77
- Drybranch, WV R+57
- Delmita, TX R+9
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.