79508 is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 87% of adults in 79508 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 79508, ~12% vote Democratic, ~75% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 79508 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 79508 leans more Republican than 7 of 10 neighbors.
79508 runs about 58 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why 79508 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 79508, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in 79508 drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in 79508 are family households, above 91% of zip codes.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; 79508, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 79508 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in 79508 own their home, about 17 points above the Texas average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 79508 have completed high school, above 95% 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.