78560 is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 39% of adults in 78560 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 78560, ~19% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 78560 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 78560 sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 1 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 8 leaning the other way.
78560 runs about 12 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 78560. The north side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 10 points.
Why 78560 leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in 78560. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 78560, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 78560 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 78560 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 9 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 41% of households in 78560 rent, compared to around 26% in nearby zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 63% of adults in 78560 have completed high school, in the bottom fraction 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.