79720 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 50% of adults in 79720 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 79720, ~13% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 79720 compares
79720 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
79720 runs about 35 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 79720. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 51 points.
Why 79720 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 79720, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in 79720 hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Texas average of 26%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 79720, TX does.
Why turnout in 79720 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 79720 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 48%, about 5 points below the Texas average of 54%. 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.