76117 leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 38% of adults in 76117 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 76117, ~16% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 76117 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 76117 leans more Republican than 43 of 60 neighbors.
Politically, 76117 sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 76117. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+23) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 14 points.
Why 76117 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 76117, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
76117 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 98%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 76117 sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 90% of zip codes).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 76117, 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 76117 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 76117 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 45%, about 9 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 46% of households in 76117 rent, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 72% of adults in 76117 have completed high school, below 97% 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.