Lasara leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Lasara typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lasara, ~20% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lasara compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lasara leans more Republican than 19 of 40 neighbors.
Lasara runs about 8 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lasara. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Lasara 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 Lasara, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Lasara are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Lasara sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 93% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lasara, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lasara looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lasara 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 39%, about 15 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 60% of adults in Lasara have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Monte Alto, TX R+8
- Hargill, TX R+14
- Raymondville, TX R+3
- Lyford, TX R+7
- Edcouch, TX R+3
- Sebastian, TX R+9
- Santa Monica, TX R+16
- Yznaga, TX R+19
- La Villa, TX R+8
- Laguna Seca, TX R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brandy Station, VA R+44
- Hubbard, MN R+38
- Wells, NV R+53
- Burgin, KY R+56
- Phelps, WI R+30
- Newburg, WV R+66
- Houlka, MS R+47
- McNeal, AZ R+43
- Barnsdall, OK R+62
- Snowden, NC R+49
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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.