Watauga, TX is a small city located just outside of Fort Worth. This city is home to many families and businesses, but also has an active local political scene. The residents of Watauga are very engaged in the political process and regularly participate in local elections. Some of the issues that are of particular concern to Watauga residents include education, crime prevention, and economic development. There are a number of elected officials who represent the citizens of Watauga in various capacities at the county, state, and federal levels. These elected officials advocate on behalf of their constituents and work to ensure that Watauga remains a safe and prosperous place to live. Additionally, local community organizations often host events to educate citizens about civic engagement opportunities related to politics. Through these efforts, the citizens of Watauga continue to be an active voice in shaping their own future.
The political climate in Watauga, TX is leaning conservative.
Tarrant County, TX is leaning liberal. In Tarrant County, TX 49.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tarrant county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.3% to 49.1%.
Tarrant county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Watauga, TX is leaning conservative.
Tarrant County, Texas is leaning liberal.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Area is leaning 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.
Watauga, 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 Watauga, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,375 contributions totaling $208,664 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,914 contributions totaling $338,619 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)