79761 leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 48% of adults in 79761 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 79761, ~18% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 79761 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 79761 is the least Republican-leaning.
79761 runs about 12 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 79761. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+21) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+49), a spread of about 69 points.
Why 79761 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 79761, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
79761 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 79761 sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 86% of zip codes).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 79761, 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 79761 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 79761 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 36% of households in 79761 rent, above 82% 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.