76661 leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 55% of adults in 76661 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 76661, ~30% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 76661 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 76661 is the most Democratic-leaning.
76661 runs about 24 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while 76661 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 76661. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+60) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+25), a spread of about 85 points.
Why 76661 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 76661, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 38% of adults in 76661 have never been married, modestly above similar-sized zip codes (around 30%). 76661 runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 76661, 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 76661 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 76661 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 42%, about 12 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in 76661 rent, above 80% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 76661 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.