Los Jardines leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 33% of adults in Los Jardines typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Los Jardines, ~22% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Los Jardines compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Los Jardines leans more Democratic than 15 of 33 neighbors.
Los Jardines runs about 45 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Los Jardines is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Los Jardines. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+37) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Los Jardines 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 Los Jardines, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Los Jardines votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Los Jardines runs about 45 points more Democratic.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Los Jardines, San Antonio, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally 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 Los Jardines looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Los Jardines 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 35%, about 19 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 65% of adults in Los Jardines have completed high school, below 97% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Community Workers Council, San Antonio, TX D+27
- Memorial Heights, San Antonio, TX D+35
- Las Palmas, San Antonio, TX D+35
- Loma Park, San Antonio, TX D+27
- Greater Gardendale, San Antonio, TX D+29
- Thompson Community, San Antonio, TX D+33
- Third World, San Antonio, TX D+29
- University Park-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX D+30
- Culebra Park, San Antonio, TX D+27
- Prospect Hill, San Antonio, TX D+39
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Wellington, Manchester, NH D+21
- La Jolla Village, La Jolla, CA D+45
- Downtown, Scranton, PA D+28
- North Delridge, Seattle, WA D+64
- Hillandale, Silver Spring, MD D+53
- Wooten, Austin, TX D+53
- Quail Hill, Irvine, CA D+15
- Stonegate, Bakersfield, CA R+8
- West End Helena, Helena, MT D+38
- Richmond Annex, Richmond, CA D+64
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.