Universal City, TX is a small city located in Bexar County. It is known for its friendly residents and diverse culture. The city government of Universal City is responsible for providing many services to its citizens such as water and sewer services, garbage collection, street maintenance, and park and recreation programs. Local politics in Universal City are centered around the Mayor and City Council who work together to ensure that the city provides quality services to its residents. The city council consists of seven members who are elected by the citizens of Universal City every two years. The mayor serves as the chief executive officer of the city and has the power to appoint various department heads. In addition to these offices, there are also several other committees and commissions that serve the city including a parks board, civic committee, planning commission, economic development board, and more. These boards help guide local decisions regarding infrastructure improvements, zoning regulations, public safety initiatives, and other issues that affect the quality of life in Universal City.
The political climate in Universal City, TX is somewhat 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
Universal City, TX is somewhat 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.
Universal City, 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 Universal City, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,493 contributions totaling $205,263 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,151 contributions totaling $463,476 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)