77426 is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 89% of adults in 77426 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 77426, ~21% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 77426 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 77426 leans more Republican than 3 of 5 neighbors.
77426 runs about 38 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 77426. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 16 points.
Why 77426 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 77426, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in 77426 are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 77426 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 6%, below 75% of zip codes).
Developed land, local retail density, and voter turnout
Places that combine a rural land-use pattern and dense local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a higher rate, as 77426, TX does.
Why turnout in 77426 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 77426 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.