Terrell Wells leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 34% of adults in Terrell Wells typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Terrell Wells, ~21% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~66% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Terrell Wells compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Terrell Wells leans more Democratic than 2 of 15 neighbors.
Terrell Wells runs about 36 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Terrell Wells is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Terrell Wells. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+32) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+17), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Terrell Wells 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 Terrell Wells, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Terrell Wells votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Terrell Wells runs about 36 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Terrell Wells, San Antonio, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Terrell Wells looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Terrell Wells 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 46%, about 8 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 66% of adults in Terrell Wells have completed high school, below 96% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Kingsborough Ridge, San Antonio, TX D+18
- Tierra Linda, San Antonio, TX D+32
- Columbia Heights, San Antonio, TX D+33
- South Southwest, San Antonio, TX D+21
- Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TX D+29
- Quintana Community, San Antonio, TX D+35
- Palm Heights, San Antonio, TX D+33
- Riverside South, San Antonio, TX D+34
- Hot Wells, San Antonio, TX D+29
- Collins Gardens, San Antonio, TX D+36
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, VA D+65
- Claremont Cottages, Chicago, IL D+71
- Belview Heights, Birmingham, AL D+90
- Central Brambleton, Norfolk, VA D+84
- Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO D+23
- Downtown, Prosser, WA R+20
- Craig Farms, Port Orange, FL R+31
- McClure Park, Tulsa, OK D+3
- Greens of McKinney, McKinney, TX R+2
- Lauraville, Baltimore, MD D+75
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.