Schertz, TX is a vibrant and growing city located in Guadalupe county. As it continues to expand, its political atmosphere has become equally as dynamic. The city is led by a mayor-council form of government, which consists of an elected mayor and six council members who all serve four-year terms. There are also various positions within the governmental structure that are appointed by the mayor or council members. Currently, the Mayor of Schertz is Michael Carpenter, who is running for re-election against two challengers this November. The candidates are Gail Sowell and Gilberto Lopez. There are many issues that will be discussed during the upcoming election such as public safety, economic development and infrastructure improvements. Citizens of Schertz can have their voices heard by attending public meetings, staying informed on ongoing initiatives and voting in local elections.
The political climate in Schertz, TX is moderately conservative.
Guadalupe County, TX is strongly conservative. In Guadalupe County, TX 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Guadalupe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.2% to 37.0%.
Guadalupe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Schertz, TX is moderately conservative.
Guadalupe County, Texas is strongly conservative.
San Antonio-New Braunfels Metro Area is leaning 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.
Schertz, 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 Schertz, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,432 contributions totaling $514,089 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,737 contributions totaling $1,588,336 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)