77346 leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 70% of adults in 77346 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 77346, ~33% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 77346 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 77346 leans more Republican than 18 of 25 neighbors.
77346 runs about 8 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 77346. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+26), a spread of about 41 points.
Why 77346 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 77346, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
77346 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 87%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 77346 are family households, above 86% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; 77346, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 77346 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 77346 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.