Georgetown, TX is located in Williamson County and is known as the “Red Poppy” capital of Texas. It serves as the county seat of Williamson County and is home to a diverse population of around 70,000 people. Georgetown offers a unique blend of small-town charm and modern urban amenities. As the county seat, Georgetown plays an important role in local government and politics. There are many elected officials that represent the City of Georgetown, including Mayor Dale Ross, who has held office since 2008. In addition to local politics, residents also have opportunities to get involved with state and regional politics through various organizations such as the League of Women Voters. By staying informed on local issues such as taxes, infrastructure initiatives, and zoning regulations, residents can make their voices heard on the national political stage.
The political climate in Georgetown, TX is leaning conservative.
Williamson County, TX is leaning liberal. In Williamson County, TX 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williamson county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.2%.
Williamson county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Georgetown, TX is leaning conservative.
Williamson County, Texas is leaning 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.
Georgetown, 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 Georgetown, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20,515 contributions totaling $1,522,677 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10,364 contributions totaling $1,644,832 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)