Santo is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Santo typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Santo, ~10% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Santo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Santo leans more Republican than 9 of 28 neighbors.
Santo runs about 61 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Santo 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 Santo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Santo are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Santo, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Santo looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Santo own their home, about 19 points above the Texas average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Salem, TX R+75
- Lone Camp, TX R+75
- Patillo, TX R+77
- Palo Pinto, TX R+74
- Gordon, TX R+75
- Sturdivant, TX R+76
- Millsap, TX R+79
- Mineral Wells, TX R+55
- Dennis, TX R+77
- Lipan, TX R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pleasant Hill, IL R+67
- Canyon City, OR R+51
- Minerva, WV R+65
- Bunger, TX R+78
- Rice, WA R+38
- Leeton, MO R+61
- Tamworth, NH D+3
- Albion, WA R+11
- Milmay, NJ R+37
- Pumpkintown, NC R+25
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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.