76226 leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 83% of adults in 76226 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 76226, ~26% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 76226 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 76226 leans more Republican than 21 of 24 neighbors.
76226 runs about 24 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 76226. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 25 points.
Why 76226 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 76226, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 88% of households in 76226 are family households, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 76226, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 76226 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 76226 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in 76226 own their home, compared to around 67% in nearby zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 76226 have completed high school, above 93% 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.