Shavano Park, TX is a small suburban city located in Bexar County, Texas. It has a strong sense of community and is known for its excellent schools and parks. Politics in the area are largely centered around local issues such as education, public safety, and public works. The city government consists of an elected mayor and four council members who serve two-year terms. Local elections are held every other year and the majority of residents typically vote in these races. The mayor and council members are responsible for setting the annual budget, approving ordinances, and representing Shavano Park at regional meetings. They also act as liaisons between residents and local government agencies. Additionally, there are several organizations that promote civic engagement among residents such as the Shavano Park Civic Club. These groups help to build relationships between citizens and their elected officials while also advocating for important initiatives such as infrastructure improvements or environmental conservation efforts in the community.
The political climate in Shavano Park, TX is leaning liberal.
Bexar County, TX is moderately liberal. In Bexar County, TX 58.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bexar county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.2% to 40.1%.
Bexar county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shavano Park, TX is leaning liberal.
Bexar County, Texas is moderately liberal.
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.
Shavano Park, Texas: r R 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 Shavano Park, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,492 contributions totaling $856,069 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,181 contributions totaling $3,364,468 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,058 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)