Sandy Hollow-Escondidas is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sandy Hollow-Escondidas compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sandy Hollow-Escondidas leans more Republican than 28 of 29 neighbors.
Sandy Hollow-Escondidas runs about 55 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Sandy Hollow-Escondidas 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 Sandy Hollow-Escondidas, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 97% of households in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sandy Hollow-Escondidas, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas have completed high school, about 13 points above the Texas average of 86%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Sandy Hollow-Escondidas sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Sandy Hollow-Escondidas own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- San Patricio, TX R+59
- Hubert, TX R+55
- Rabb, TX R+35
- Banquete, TX R+11
- Edroy, TX R+46
- Sandia, TX R+60
- North San Pedro, TX R+36
- Orange Grove, TX R+54
- Mathis, TX R+21
- Lake City, TX R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Granville, IN R+51
- Emery, UT R+78
- Hyacinth, VA R+7
- Belmont, IN R+35
- Ward, LA R+78
- Reynolds, MO R+70
- Rhame, ND R+80
- Elton, NY R+56
- Chelsea, IN R+62
- Yellowtail, MT R+28
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.