Wilshire, San Antonio, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Wilshire

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

Wilshire leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.

 

About 41% of adults in Wilshire typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilshire, ~24% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Wilshire compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wilshire leans more Democratic than 6 of 22 neighbors.

Wilshire runs about 30 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Wilshire is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

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

Wilshire votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Wilshire runs about 30 points more Democratic.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Wilshire, San Antonio, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Wilshire looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wilshire 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 47%, about 7 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 70% of households in Wilshire rent, compared to around 52% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.