79713 is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 55% of adults in 79713 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 79713, ~6% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 79713 compares
79713 runs about 67 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why 79713 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 79713, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 85% of households in 79713 are family households, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 79713 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 84% of zip codes).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 79713, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 79713 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 79713 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.