Scenic Oaks, TX is a small community located in the south central part of the state. The city has a long history of political involvement and is home to various local political candidates who are passionate about serving their constituents. From mayors and county commissioners to school board members and justices of the peace, Scenic Oaks residents have numerous opportunities to voice their opinions on local issues through their elected representatives. The presence of these leaders helps to ensure that the concerns of the people are heard and addressed. As such, many citizens take an active role in voting in Scenic Oaks elections and participating in other aspects of civic life.
The political climate in Scenic Oaks, TX is leaning 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
Scenic Oaks, TX is leaning 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.
Scenic Oaks, 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 Scenic Oaks, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,125 contributions totaling $1,458,266 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $354 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,046 contributions totaling $1,393,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $457 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)