76426 is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 61% of adults in 76426 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 76426, ~11% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 76426 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 76426 is the least Republican-leaning.
76426 runs about 51 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 76426. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 15 points.
Why 76426 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 76426, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in 76426 are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 76426, TX does.
Why turnout in 76426 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 76426 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. 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.