79371 is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 50% of adults in 79371 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 79371, ~6% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 79371 compares
79371 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
79371 runs about 62 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 79371. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+63), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 79371 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 79371, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in 79371 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 79371 sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 80% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 79371 are family households, above 81% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 79371, TX sits in the bottom tenth 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 79371 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 79371 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 48%, about 6 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in 79371 have completed high school, below 83% of zip codes. 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.