79255 is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 66% of adults in 79255 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 79255, ~7% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 79255 compares
79255 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
79255 runs about 64 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 79255. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+90) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+74), a spread of about 16 points.
Why 79255 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 79255, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in 79255 live in densely developed areas, about 33 points below the Texas average of 35%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 79255, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 79255 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 79255 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 46%, about 8 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.