Presidio is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Presidio typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Presidio, ~32% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Presidio compares
Presidio runs about 18 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Presidio is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Presidio 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 Presidio, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Presidio votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Presidio runs about 18 points more Democratic.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Presidio, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Presidio looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Presidio 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 33%, about 21 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 54% of adults in Presidio have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shafter, TX Even
- Casa Piedra, TX R+9
- Lajitas, TX R+30
- Terlingua, TX R+34
- Ruidosa, TX R+4
- Study Butte, TX R+34
- Marfa, TX Even
- Valentine, TX R+35
- Alpine, TX R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mohegan Lake, NY Even
- Bicknell, IN R+53
- Hardinsburg, KY R+52
- Elsberry, MO R+53
- Dayton, OR R+25
- Gillespie, IL R+39
- Wiscasset, ME Even
- Afton, OK R+60
- Independence, MN R+14
- Spencer, WI R+41
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.