79070 is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 59% of adults in 79070 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 79070, ~13% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 79070 compares
79070 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
79070 runs about 43 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 79070. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 24 points.
Why 79070 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 79070, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
79070 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 63%, well above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 79070, TX does.
Why turnout in 79070 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 79070 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 26%, about 7 points above the Texas average of 19%. 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.