79359 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 49% of adults in 79359 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 79359, ~13% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 79359 compares
79359 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
79359 runs about 34 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 79359. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 50 points.
Why 79359 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 79359, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in 79359 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 79359 sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 84% of zip codes).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 79359, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 79359 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 79359 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 49%, about 5 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.