Las Tierras leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Las Tierras typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Las Tierras, ~27% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Las Tierras compares
Las Tierras runs about 28 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Las Tierras is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Las Tierras leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Las Tierras, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Las Tierras votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Las Tierras runs about 28 points more Democratic.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Las Tierras, El Paso, TX sits below the national average 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 Las Tierras looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Las Tierras is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 25%, about 7 points above the Texas average of 19%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Las Tierras have completed high school, below 76% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- East Side, El Paso, TX D+18
- Album Park, El Paso, TX D+19
- Stonehaven, El Paso, TX D+14
- Lower Valley, El Paso, TX D+27
- Cielo Vista South, El Paso, TX D+20
- Save The Valley 21, El Paso, TX D+28
- Thomas Manor, El Paso, TX D+29
- El Paso Lower Valley, El Paso, TX D+26
- Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso, TX D+24
- Agua Dulce, El Paso, TX D+8
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Laurel, Scaggsville, MD D+45
- Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria, VA D+54
- Near South Side, Chicago, IL D+70
- North Linden, Columbus, OH D+37
- Greenbrier East, Chesapeake, VA D+8
- Glassell Park, Los Angeles, CA D+48
- Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, NY R+40
- Estrella-Tolleson, Tolleson, AZ D+24
- Northeast, Columbus, OH D+63
- Westgate, Henderson, NV D+6
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.