The Fredericksburg, TX Metro Area is a vibrant part of Texas history with politics playing an important role in the region. This diverse area is home to numerous local and state-level political candidates that are involved in shaping the future of the region. Throughout its long history, Fredericksburg has been represented by a variety of elected officials from both sides of the aisle. The current mayor, Steve Adler, was elected in 2014 and has since championed economic development projects throughout the city. Additionally, there are several representatives at both the state and federal levels who represent this area on behalf of their constituents. As voters continue to cast their ballots for local politicians they have a direct influence on how Fredericksburg is shaped for generations to come.
The political climate in Fredericksburg Metro Area is very conservative.
In Fredericksburg Metro Area 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Fredericksburg metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.0% to 20.0%.
The Fredericksburg metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fredericksburg Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Fredericksburg, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Fredericksburg Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,434 contributions totaling $112,716 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,456 contributions totaling $313,940 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)