Southlake, TX is a vibrant city located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It has a diverse population and is one of the most affluent cities in the area. Southlake boasts a strong economy, excellent schools, and many cultural attractions. The city's government is led by an elected mayor and city council who work together to make sure that all of Southlake's citizens have access to the services they need to lead successful lives. Local political candidates regularly run for office in order to serve their communities and to provide a voice for their constituents. With its strong commitment to family values, economic growth, and safe neighborhoods, Southlake continues to be an attractive place for both businesses and families alike.
The political climate in Southlake, TX is leaning conservative.
Tarrant County, TX is leaning liberal. In Tarrant County, TX 49.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tarrant county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.3% to 49.1%.
Tarrant county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Southlake, TX is leaning conservative.
Tarrant County, Texas is leaning liberal.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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.
Southlake, 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 Southlake, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,888 contributions totaling $1,520,992 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,885 contributions totaling $5,790,852 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $734 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)