Hays, TX is a small town located in central Texas. As such, it has a relatively small population and many residents take a great pride in their community. Politics in Hays are mainly focused on local issues that affect the quality of life of the citizens. Common topics of discussion include infrastructure development, education, public safety, and economic growth. The city council is composed of five members who are elected to represent the interests of the citizens and create policies that will improve the overall well-being of all residents. Politically active residents regularly participate in events at the local level to help decide which candidates will stand for election for the various positions held by the local government.
The political climate in Hays, 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
Hays, 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.
Hays, 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 Hays, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,939 contributions totaling $126,140 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 611 contributions totaling $108,788 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)