The politics in the small city of Lago Vista, Texas, are unique in that local issues can have a big impact on its residents. One major topic of debate is the city's growth and development. The city council and local politicians are continually making decisions about how the city should develop, such as approving new housing projects or giving permission for businesses to open. Additionally, they must consider how their decisions will affect the environment and natural resources. Residents also take part in the discussion by voicing their opinions at public meetings or sending letters to local representatives. Ultimately, these efforts help shape the landscape of Lago Vista and make it a great place to live for many people.
The political climate in Lago Vista, TX is somewhat liberal.
Travis County, TX is very liberal. In Travis County, TX 71.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Travis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.4% to 26.4%.
Travis county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lago Vista, TX is somewhat liberal.
Travis County, Texas is very 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.
Lago Vista, Texas: r D 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 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 Lago Vista, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,030 contributions totaling $162,430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,026 contributions totaling $497,446 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $485 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)