Leander, TX is a quickly growing city located in the greater Austin area. As the population continues to expand, so too has the interest and involvement in local politics. Currently led by Mayor Troy Hill, Leander's City Council consists of seven members that work together for the betterment of the community. They have been successful in securing more funding for parks, libraries, and other areas around town to create a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere for residents. The council works hard to ensure that all voices are heard and taken into consideration when making decisions related to the budget and zoning regulations. Community members are encouraged to become involved with local politics by attending meetings or events hosted by their elected officials, voting in city elections, and volunteering for campaigns. With each election season comes new opportunities for citizens to get involved and make their opinions heard.
The political climate in Leander, TX is leaning conservative.
Williamson County, TX is leaning liberal. In Williamson County, TX 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williamson county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.2%.
Williamson county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leander, TX is leaning conservative.
Williamson County, Texas is leaning liberal.
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Texas is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Leander, Texas: R R R R r d
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Leander, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18,991 contributions totaling $1,193,374 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,528 contributions totaling $1,535,293 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)