Lakeside is located in Tarrant County, Texas and is known for its small-town atmosphere. It provides the community with a relaxed lifestyle, while still being close to major cities such as Fort Worth and Dallas. The political landscape of Lakeside is shaped by the various local elections that take place throughout the year. The citizens of Lakeside are able to make their voices heard by electing local leaders who focus on their interests and needs. These elected officials play an important role in representing the people of Lakeside and making decisions that affect the entire community. They also work with state representatives to ensure proper funding for education, infrastructure, public safety, and other important issues. The people of Lakeside have an active voice in their own political landscape and take pride in having the opportunity to shape the future of their hometown.
The political climate in Lakeside (Tarrant County), TX is leaning conservative.
Tarrant County, TX is leaning liberal. In Tarrant County, TX 49.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tarrant county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.3% to 49.1%.
Tarrant county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lakeside (Tarrant County), TX is leaning conservative.
Tarrant County, Texas is leaning liberal.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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.
Lakeside (Tarrant County), Texas: R R R R r 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 Lakeside (Tarrant County), TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 847 contributions totaling $59,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 937 contributions totaling $345,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $369 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)