Buda, TX is an interesting place when it comes to politics. City leaders are working hard to represent and serve the community in a meaningful way. The city council consists of five members, all of whom are elected by the citizens of Buda. Each member brings their own unique perspective and ideas to the table when it comes to decisions that affect the city. In addition, Buda also has representatives in the state legislature and Congress who work on behalf of their constituents in Buda. The local representatives strive to ensure that the voices and concerns of those living in Buda are heard at both the state and federal levels. Local political candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and professions, but they all share a passion for serving their community and making a positive difference in Buda.
The political climate in Buda, TX is leaning conservative.
Hays County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Hays County, TX 54.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hays county flipped strongly Democratic, 54.4% to 43.6%.
Hays county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buda, TX is leaning conservative.
Hays County, Texas is somewhat 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.
Buda, 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 Buda, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,939 contributions totaling $126,140 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 611 contributions totaling $108,788 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)