Monte Alto leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 34% of adults in Monte Alto typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monte Alto, ~16% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~66% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monte Alto compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Monte Alto leans more Republican than 31 of 54 neighbors.
Monte Alto runs about 6 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Why Monte Alto 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 Monte Alto, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Monte Alto hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Texas average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Monte Alto are family households, above 96% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Monte Alto, 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 Monte Alto looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Monte Alto 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 38%, about 16 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 62% of adults in Monte Alto have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Edcouch, TX R+3
- Elsa, TX Even
- Hargill, TX R+14
- La Blanca, TX Even
- La Villa, TX R+8
- Doolittle, TX R+8
- Laguna Seca, TX R+11
- Lasara, TX R+6
- Faysville, TX R+13
- Nurillo, TX R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wenona, IL R+32
- Tignall, GA R+36
- Smyrna, SC R+69
- Hawthorne, LA R+76
- South Coffeyville, OK R+63
- Fanning Springs, FL R+67
- Opdyke, IL R+67
- Fall Creek, OR R+27
- Arcadia, MO R+53
- Bee Spring, KY R+68
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.