Hays County is located in Central Texas and is home to a vibrant political landscape. As the county continues to grow, its residents have become increasingly engaged in local politics, showing great passion for their community and its future. With the recent election cycle coming to an end, Hays County residents have had the opportunity to choose from numerous candidates for local government positions. The elections featured both incumbents and newcomers vying for various posts, with competitive races held for county justice of the peace, commissioners court judge and other offices. Hays County residents also voted on important state measures such as school funding initiatives and other initiatives that directly impact the quality of life in Hays County. In this election, there was an impressive turnout from Hays County voters who made their voices heard and made sure their votes counted. By participating in these elections, people in Hays County are demonstrating that they care about preserving their communities’ values while also looking towards a brighter future.
The political climate in Hays County, TX is somewhat liberal.
In Hays County, TX 54.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hays county flipped strongly Democratic, 54.4% to 43.6%.
Hays county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hays County, TX is somewhat 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.
Hays, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Hays County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,304 contributions totaling $1,139,587 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,866 contributions totaling $1,663,723 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $430 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)