79323 is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 61% of adults in 79323 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 79323, ~13% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 79323 compares
79323 runs about 44 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 79323. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 19 points.
Why 79323 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 79323, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in 79323 are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 79323, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 79323 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 79323 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 47%, about 6 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.