Travis County, Texas is a vibrant and diverse county located in the heart of the state. It is home to numerous communities, businesses, and attractions, and serves as an important political hub in Central Texas. Politically, Travis County has a strong Democratic presence that has long been strong in the State of Texas. The current county leadership consists of a Board of Commissioners who are responsible for setting policy and overseeing local government operations. In addition, each precinct within Travis County is represented by an elected Commissioner or Constable who helps ensure that all local elections are fair and free from corruption. During Presidential election years, Travis County often sees large voter turnout which helps to shape the outcome of statewide races in the Lone Star State. On a local level, there are many candidates seeking election or re-election to serve constituents in Travis County. These candidates include individuals from both major parties as well as those running on independent platforms and third-party tickets. Through their actions, these candidates help shape not only policies at a county level but also state-wide issues that affect all citizens of Texas.
The political climate in 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
Travis County, TX 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.
Travis, 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 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 Travis County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 167,026 contributions totaling $27,350,270 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22,329 contributions totaling $14,617,085 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $655 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)