Laguna Seca leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 28% of adults in Laguna Seca typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Laguna Seca, ~13% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~72% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Laguna Seca compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Laguna Seca leans more Republican than 41 of 57 neighbors.
Politically, Laguna Seca sits close to the rest of Texas.
Why Laguna Seca 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 Laguna Seca, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Laguna Seca hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Texas average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 92% of households in Laguna Seca are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Laguna Seca, TX does.
Why turnout in Laguna Seca looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Laguna Seca 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 42%, about 11 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Laguna Seca have completed high school, below 86% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Laguna Seca sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- La Villa, TX R+8
- Elsa, TX Even
- Rio Rico, TX R+4
- Edcouch, TX R+3
- Santa Rosa, TX R+10
- Yznaga, TX R+19
- La Blanca, TX Even
- Mercedes, TX Even
- Monte Alto, TX R+8
- Midway North, TX R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Winfield, PA R+46
- Head River, GA R+62
- Yellow Pine, AL R+68
- Duxbury, MN R+25
- Easton, WI R+30
- Madie, TN R+65
- Campbell Station, AR R+47
- Denver, IL R+63
- Currie, TN R+69
- Broxton, OK R+61
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.