Ricardo leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Ricardo typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ricardo, ~23% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ricardo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ricardo leans more Republican than 9 of 14 neighbors.
Ricardo runs about 6 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ricardo. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Ricardo leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Ricardo. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ricardo, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Ricardo looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ricardo is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 27%, about 9 points above the Texas average of 19%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in Ricardo have completed high school, below 97% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Ricardo sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kingsville, TX R+4
- Riviera, TX R+26
- Vattmannville, TX R+33
- Sarita, TX R+43
- Bishop, TX R+13
- Palo Alto, TX R+26
- Premont, TX R+7
- Flowella, TX R+3
- Falfurrias, TX D+7
- Driscoll, TX R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Beaverlick, KY R+51
- Spring Lake, WI R+35
- Mystic, KY R+62
- La Salle, TX R+68
- Meadow, UT R+74
- Murraysville, SC R+14
- Portage, ME R+42
- Pratt, MO R+74
- Elberta, MI R+8
- Centerfield, NY R+7
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.