76831 is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 66% of adults in 76831 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 76831, ~10% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 76831 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 76831 leans more Republican than 1 of 3 neighbors.
76831 runs about 56 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why 76831 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 76831, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 76831 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 41 points above the Texas average of 56%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 76831 are family households, above 84% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 76831, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 76831 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 76831 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 64%, above 62% of zip codes. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in 76831 own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. 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.