76010 leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 27% of adults in 76010 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 76010, ~16% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~73% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 76010 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 76010 leans more Democratic than 29 of 61 neighbors.
76010 runs about 33 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while 76010 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 76010. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+39) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+2), a spread of about 37 points.
Why 76010 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 76010, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in 76010 live in densely developed areas, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 44% of adults in 76010 have never been married, above 91% of zip codes. 76010 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; 76010, 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 76010 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 76010 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 38%, about 16 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 62% of households in 76010 rent, about 37 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 66% of adults in 76010 have completed high school, in the bottom fraction 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.