76262 leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 79% of adults in 76262 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 76262, ~28% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 76262 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 76262 leans more Republican than 28 of 37 neighbors.
76262 runs about 15 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 76262. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 30 points.
Why 76262 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 76262, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
76262 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 66%, 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 78% of households in 76262 are family households, above 88% of zip codes.
Income per capita and voter turnout
Places with high per-capita income tend to turn out at a higher rate; 76262, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 76262 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 76262 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%. 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.