Richardson, TX is a vibrant and diverse city located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. It has a population of approximately 111,000 people and is home to a variety of industries and businesses. Politics in Richardson is largely centered around the local government, which consists of members from both major political parties who work together to ensure that the city runs smoothly. The City Council is responsible for making important policy decisions on behalf of all residents. Additionally, Richardson also houses several state representatives who are committed to advocating for local interests at the state level. Each election cycle provides citizens with an opportunity to vote for candidates that best align with their values and beliefs while ensuring the city’s continued success. Through public engagement initiatives like town halls and debates, Richardson’s political climate remains active and engaged year-round.
The political climate in Zip 75082 (Richardson, TX) is moderately liberal.
Dallas County, TX is strongly liberal. In Dallas County, TX 64.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dallas county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.9% to 33.3%.
Dallas county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75082 (Richardson, TX) is moderately liberal.
Richardson, Texas is moderately liberal.
Dallas County, Texas is strongly 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.
Richardson, Texas: r r D D D 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 75082 (Richardson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,586 contributions totaling $148,522 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 622 contributions totaling $289,453 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $465 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)