Santo Nino leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 35% of adults in Santo Nino typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Santo Nino, ~18% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~66% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Santo Nino compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Santo Nino leans more Democratic than 1 of 7 neighbors.
Santo Nino runs about 20 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Santo Nino is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Santo Nino leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Santo Nino, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Santo Nino votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Santo Nino runs about 20 points more Democratic.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Santo Nino, Laredo, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Santo Nino looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Santo Nino 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 49% of adults in Santo Nino have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Heights, Laredo, TX D+11
- Santa Fe, Laredo, TX R+8
- Las Lomas, Laredo, TX D+12
- Ghost Town, Laredo, TX D+8
- El Trece, Laredo, TX D+13
- Las Cruces, Laredo, TX D+12
- Calton Gardens, Laredo, TX D+9
- San Isidro, Laredo, TX R+9
- Medina, Zapata, TX Even
- Doffing, Mission, TX R+5
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Oak Hill, Jacksonville, FL D+31
- Day Square, Boston, MA D+43
- Downtown Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek, CA D+52
- Central Business District, Kansas City, MO D+51
- Bethel Welborn, Kansas City, KS D+41
- Duboce Triangle, San Francisco, CA D+83
- Zilker, Austin, TX D+45
- Midway-Coldstream, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Sunbeam, Jacksonville, FL R+11
- Mustang-Padre Island, Corpus Christi, TX R+38
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.