76935 is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 81% of adults in 76935 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 76935, ~9% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 76935 compares
76935 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
76935 runs about 65 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 76935. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+66), a spread of about 14 points.
Why 76935 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 76935, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in 76935 are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 76935 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 97% of zip codes).
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as 76935, TX does.
Why turnout in 76935 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 76935 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 62%, about 8 points above the Texas average of 54%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in 76935 own their home, compared to around 60% in nearby zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 76935 have completed high school, above 87% of zip codes. 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.