79081 is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 72% of adults in 79081 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 79081, ~11% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 79081 compares
79081 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
79081 runs about 55 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 79081. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+63), a spread of about 22 points.
Why 79081 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 79081, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in 79081 drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 79081 are family households, above 80% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 79081, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 79081 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 79081 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 24%, about 5 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.