77982 is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 87% of adults in 77982 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 77982, ~15% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 77982 compares
77982 runs about 52 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 77982. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 19 points.
Why 77982 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 77982, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 97% of residents in 77982 drive to work alone, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 96% of households in 77982 are family households, in the top fraction of zip codes.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; 77982, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 77982 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in 77982 own their home, about 25 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 77982 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 77982 have completed high school, above 86% 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.