Bastrop County, located in Texas, is a vibrant community that is home to many people who are passionate about politics. The county has a number of local political candidates representing different points of view from various party affiliations. A number of state representatives also represent Bastrop County in the Texas Legislature. Persons living in the area are encouraged to get involved in local politics by attending public meetings or contacting their elected representatives to discuss important issues. People can also volunteer for a local campaign or help support efforts of candidates they believe in. By engaging with the political process, residents of Bastrop County can make sure their voices are heard and their issues addressed on the state and local levels.
The political climate in Bastrop County, TX is somewhat conservative.
In Bastrop County, TX 42.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bastrop county remained strongly Republican, 55.8% to 42.1%.
Bastrop county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bastrop County, TX is somewhat conservative.
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.
Bastrop, Texas: R R r R R R
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 Bastrop County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,420 contributions totaling $218,115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,320 contributions totaling $168,376 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)