79382 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 79382 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 79382, ~15% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 79382 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 79382 leans more Republican than 15 of 18 neighbors.
79382 runs about 45 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 79382. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 25 points.
Why 79382 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 79382, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 83% of residents in 79382 drive to work alone, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 79382 are family households, above 86% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 79382, TX sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 79382 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 79382 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. 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.