75072 leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 75072 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 75072, ~32% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 75072 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 75072 leans more Republican than 20 of 28 neighbors.
Politically, 75072 sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 75072. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+19), a spread of about 21 points.
Why 75072 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 75072, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
75072 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 96%, 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 84% of households in 75072 are family households, above 97% of zip codes.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; 75072, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 75072 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 75072 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 75072 have completed high school, above 95% of zip codes. 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.