The city of Lockhart, TX is a vibrant and diverse community in the heart of Texas. As a relatively small city in Central Texas, it has a population of around 14,000 people and is an important part of the local economy. It has a strong civic structure with local government leaders who are passionate about creating a better future for their hometown. There are numerous political organizations throughout the city, such as the Lockhart Republican Women's Club and the Democratic Party of Lockhart, that strive to make sure every voice is heard and respected when it comes to important decisions impacting the city. Every election cycle brings fierce campaigning by all candidates for local office as they work to gain support from their neighbors and constituents. The results always show that residents of Lockhart take politics seriously and are actively engaged in the process.
The political climate in Lockhart, TX is leaning conservative.
Caldwell County, TX is somewhat conservative. In Caldwell County, TX 44.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caldwell county remained moderately Republican, 53.6% to 44.6%.
Caldwell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lockhart, TX is leaning conservative.
Caldwell County, Texas is somewhat conservative.
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.
Lockhart, 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 Lockhart, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 229 contributions totaling $20,227 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $9,219 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)