76137 leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 53% of adults in 76137 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 76137, ~25% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 76137 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 76137 leans more Republican than 25 of 50 neighbors.
76137 runs about 8 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 76137. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+13), a spread of about 17 points.
Why 76137 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 76137, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
76137 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.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 76137, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 76137 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 76137 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in 76137 rent, above 83% 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.