Laredo, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Laredo

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Laredo is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.

 

About 43% of adults in Laredo typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Laredo, ~21% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Laredo compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Laredo sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 4 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 0 leaning the other way.

Laredo runs about 14 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Laredo sits closer to the political middle.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Laredo. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 25 points.

Why Laredo 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 Laredo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Laredo votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Laredo runs about 14 points more Democratic.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Laredo, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Laredo looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Laredo 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 45%, about 9 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Laredo rent, compared to around 17% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in Laredo have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.