Val Verde County leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Val Verde County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Val Verde County, ~23% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Val Verde County compares
Politically, Val Verde County sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Val Verde County. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 72 points.
Why Val Verde County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Val Verde County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Val Verde County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 69%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 73% of households in Val Verde County are family households, above 90% of counties.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Val Verde County, TX does.
Why turnout in Val Verde County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Val Verde County 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 48%, about 6 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Val Verde County have completed high school, below 97% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Kinney County, TX R+32
- Maverick County, TX R+8
- Edwards County, TX R+42
- Real County, TX R+64
- Uvalde County, TX R+23
- Zavala County, TX D+4
- Sutton County, TX R+46
- Dimmit County, TX R+4
- Crockett County, TX R+39
- Terrell County, TX R+65
Counties with Similar Populations
- Goodhue County, MN R+22
- Bedford County, PA R+66
- Franklin County, NY R+11
- Santa Cruz County, AZ D+17
- Noble County, IN R+49
- Jackson County, FL R+41
- Greene County, NY R+13
- Chenango County, NY R+36
- Whitman County, WA D+16
- Bingham County, ID R+54
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.