Romero is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Romero typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Romero, ~4% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Romero compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Romero is the most Republican-leaning.
Romero runs about 73 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Romero 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 Romero, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Romero are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Romero sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Romero, TX sits in the bottom 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 Romero looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Romero is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Romero have completed high school, below 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nara Visa, NM R+70
- Middle Water, TX R+86
- Amistad, NM R+69
- Hayden, NM R+68
- Hartley, TX R+83
- Sedan, NM R+70
- Rosebud, NM R+43
- Dalhart, TX R+50
- Channing, TX R+87
- Adrian, TX R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brasfield, AR R+77
- Morses Line, VT R+44
- Macatawa, MI R+7
- Madero, TX R+16
- Marmot, OR Even
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.