Blanco, TX is a small town in the Hill Country region of Texas. Despite its size, it is full of political activity. In 2012, Blanco voters elected the mayor, two city council members, and four at-large positions for the local school district. All of these positions are filled with local candidates who are dedicated to improving their community and addressing the needs of its citizens. The mayor and city council members work together to ensure that Blanco has all the services and amenities necessary for a thriving community. Additionally, there are several state representatives who serve Blanco residents in Austin, ensuring that their voices are heard at the state level. With such an active political environment, Blanco is a great place to get involved in civic engagement.
The political climate in Blanco, TX is strongly conservative.
Blanco County, TX is very conservative. In Blanco County, TX 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blanco county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 25.6%.
Blanco county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blanco, TX is strongly conservative.
Blanco County, Texas is very conservative.
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.
Blanco, 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 Blanco, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 251 contributions totaling $29,133 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 228 contributions totaling $916,138 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $4,018 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)