Fredericksburg, Texas is a beautiful town located in the heart of the Hill Country. It has a rich history and has been growing steadily over the years, making it an attractive destination for people looking for a change of scenery. The city is served by several local political representatives that are elected to serve their communities. These representatives are tasked with creating laws and policies that will preserve and improve the quality of life in Fredericksburg. From creating initiatives to help bring new businesses to town, to advocating for improved public school systems, these representatives are dedicated to making sure that Fredericksburg remains a great place to live and work. They strive to ensure everyone in the community can benefit from their contributions and have access to resources needed for success.
The political climate in Fredericksburg, TX is strongly conservative.
Gillespie County, TX is very conservative. In Gillespie County, TX 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gillespie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.0% to 20.0%.
Gillespie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fredericksburg, TX is strongly conservative.
Gillespie County, Texas is very conservative.
Fredericksburg Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Fredericksburg, Texas: R R R R R R
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 Fredericksburg, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,368 contributions totaling $109,742 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,344 contributions totaling $289,264 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)