79041 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 63% of adults in 79041 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 79041, ~16% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 79041 compares
79041 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
79041 runs about 34 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 79041. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 39 points.
Why 79041 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 79041, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in 79041 hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Texas average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in 79041 drive to work alone, above 89% of zip codes.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; 79041, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 79041 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 79041 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 10 points below the Texas average of 54%. 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.