79512 leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 55% of adults in 79512 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 79512, ~15% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 79512 compares
79512 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
79512 runs about 33 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 79512. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 63 points.
Why 79512 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 79512, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in 79512 hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Texas average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 84% of residents in 79512 drive to work alone, above 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; 79512, 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 79512 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 79512 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 45%, about 9 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in 79512 have completed high school, below 87% 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.