Socorro, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Socorro

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Socorro leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.

 

About 41% of adults in Socorro typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Socorro, ~23% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Socorro compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Socorro leans more Democratic than 9 of 11 neighbors.

Socorro runs about 26 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Socorro is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Socorro. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+16) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+3), a spread of about 14 points.

Why Socorro 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 Socorro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 70% of residents in Socorro live in densely developed areas, about 33 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in Socorro have never been married, above 86% of cities. Socorro runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Socorro, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Socorro looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Socorro 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 43%, about 11 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 69% of adults in Socorro have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.