79762 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 55% of adults in 79762 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 79762, ~14% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 79762 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 79762 leans more Republican than 4 of 8 neighbors.
79762 runs about 34 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 79762. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 18 points.
Why 79762 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 79762, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in 79762 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 79762, 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 79762 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 79762 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 21%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 10%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in 79762 rent, above 83% 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.