West Lake Hills, TX is a small city located in Travis County with a population of approximately 3,000 people. Although small in size, the town is home to a wide range of political opinions and numerous active organizations. The local government works hard to ensure that the needs of its citizens are met through initiatives such as economic development, education reform, transportation and infrastructure improvements. There are also several local political candidates who are vying for positions in local elections. These candidates come from diverse backgrounds and have different perspectives on important community issues and how they should be addressed. Various organizations in the city are actively engaged in civic activities such as voter registration drives, public forums and debates to ensure that citizens are informed about their voting options. All these efforts help keep West Lake Hills an active and engaged community where everyone can feel represented and heard.
The political climate in West Lake Hills, TX is moderately liberal.
Travis County, TX is very liberal. In Travis County, TX 71.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Travis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.4% to 26.4%.
Travis county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Lake Hills, TX is moderately liberal.
Travis County, Texas is very liberal.
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.
West Lake Hills, Texas: r D 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 West Lake Hills, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,313 contributions totaling $4,717,334 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,082 contributions totaling $2,433,304 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $790 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)