79699 leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 31% of adults in 79699 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 79699, ~12% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 79699 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 79699 leans more Republican than 2 of 10 neighbors.
79699 runs about 6 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why 79699 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 79699, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
79699 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 96%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 79699, TX does.
Why turnout in 79699 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 79699 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 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 86% of households in 79699 rent, compared to around 33% in nearby zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and more than 99% of adults in 79699 have completed high school, in the top fraction 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.