The politics in San Saba, TX is an ever-changing and diverse landscape. The city is strongly rooted in conservative values, with the current mayor being a Republican. Local political candidates come from all sides of the political spectrum, representing parties such as Democratic, Libertarian and Independent. Although many issues have been debated over the years, most residents overwhelmingly agree on one thing: The importance of keeping San Saba's unique charm and sense of community intact. This includes preserving its small-town character as well as helping to ensure that businesses and jobs stay local. Many activities happen throughout the year to help bring people together, such as festivals and other events. In addition, local charities are heavily supported by residents who continue to give back to their community in any way they can.
The political climate in San Saba, TX is strongly conservative.
San Saba County, TX is very conservative. In San Saba County, TX 11.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Saba county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.7% to 11.0%.
San Saba county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
San Saba, TX is strongly conservative.
San Saba 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.
San Saba, 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 San Saba, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 98 contributions totaling $2,395 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $10,213 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)