Round Rock, TX is a vibrant city located in Williamson County in Central Texas. It is home to many businesses, attractions and activities, making it an attractive destination for visitors and residents alike. Politically, Round Rock is heavily Republican with the majority of local government positions held by candidates from the party. In recent years, the city has made efforts to engage citizens on current policy issues at City Council meetings. The Council works together to create policies that strive to improve the quality of life for all who live and visit Round Rock. Additionally, political forums are held throughout the year which allow citizens to hear from local political candidates and get involved in local politics. All of these initiatives demonstrate the commitment of Round Rock's leadership to open dialogue and civic engagement among its citizens.
The political climate in Round Rock, TX is leaning liberal.
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
Round Rock, TX is leaning liberal.
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.
Round Rock, 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 Round Rock, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31,247 contributions totaling $1,934,621 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,899 contributions totaling $1,434,901 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)