Dripping Springs, TX is located in Hays County and is known for its small-town charm and natural beauty. It is an attractive place to live and the population has grown substantially in recent years. The politics in Dripping Springs is largely shaped by the local government. Citizens of Dripping Springs are represented by the Mayor, five City Council members, and various other appointed positions. The Mayor is elected at large every two years and each councilmember represents a district within the city. These representatives strive to provide efficient services to their constituents while also ensuring a sustainable future for the community. In addition to local issues, residents of Dripping Springs also vote on state and federal elections which can have an impact on their daily lives as well as shape policy decisions for Texas as a whole. The citizens of Dripping Springs take great pride in their community and are actively engaged in their local politics, making sure that their voices are heard on both local and national issues.
The political climate in Dripping Springs, 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
Dripping Springs, 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.
Dripping Springs, 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 Dripping Springs, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,679 contributions totaling $272,764 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 959 contributions totaling $1,029,802 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,074 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)