The small town of Luling, Texas is located in Caldwell County and is home to a population of approximately 5,500 people. It is known for its historic downtown district that features buildings from the early 19th century which have been lovingly preserved over time. Despite its small size, Luling has an active political community and regularly elects candidates to serve on the local government council. All candidates are dedicated to upholding the values of this tight-knit community and ensuring that all residents have access to the resources they need to thrive. They advocate for policies that strengthen the local economy and create job opportunities while also focusing on protecting Luling’s unique culture and history for generations to come.
The political climate in Luling, TX is leaning conservative.
Caldwell County, TX is somewhat conservative. In Caldwell County, TX 44.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caldwell county remained moderately Republican, 53.6% to 44.6%.
Caldwell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Luling, TX is leaning conservative.
Caldwell County, Texas is somewhat conservative.
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.
Luling, Texas: R R r R R r
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 Luling, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $8,906 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 158 contributions totaling $70,506 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $446 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)