Luling leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Luling typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Luling, ~23% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Luling compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Luling leans more Republican than 12 of 44 neighbors.
Politically, Luling sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Luling. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+54), a spread of about 59 points.
Why Luling 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 Luling, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Luling votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, modestly below the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Luling sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Luling, TX does.
Why turnout in Luling looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Luling 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 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Luling rent, compared to around 11% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Harwood, TX R+61
- Saturn, TX R+64
- Seawillow, TX R+47
- Tilmon, TX R+60
- Kingsbury, TX R+52
- Oak Forest, TX R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rogue River, OR R+31
- Zelienople, PA R+22
- Plaistow, NH D+3
- Decatur, TN R+72
- Coats, NC R+42
- New Lexington, OH R+52
- Honeoye Falls, NY D+9
- Dale, TX R+13
- North Branch, MI R+46
- Richland, MS R+42
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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.