76706 leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 47% of adults in 76706 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 76706, ~21% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 76706 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 76706 leans more Republican than 6 of 16 neighbors.
Politically, 76706 sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 76706. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+26) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+55), a spread of about 81 points.
Why 76706 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 76706, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
76706 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 71%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 76706, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 76706 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 76706 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 43%, about 11 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 56% of households in 76706 rent, about 31 points above the U.S. average of 25%. 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.