The politics in Shady Hollow, TX are quite diverse. The town is represented by two city council members, who work together to make decisions that will benefit the community as a whole. The council meets on a regular basis to discuss issues and explore possible solutions. Residents of the area typically vote in local elections, as well as statewide elections, where they can decide who should represent them in their local government. Voter turnout is usually high for all political races, which indicates that the residents here take their civic duties seriously and strive to have their voices heard. Despite the diversity of opinions in Shady Hollow, all citizens come together when it matters most to ensure that those elected into office will make decisions that reflect their shared values and provide for a better future for the entire town.
The political climate in Shady Hollow, 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
Shady Hollow, 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.
Shady Hollow, 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 Shady Hollow, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,525 contributions totaling $487,723 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 804 contributions totaling $128,257 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)