Politics in 76137 Fort Worth, TX are largely governed by the city council. The current mayor is Betsy Price, who was elected in 2011 and has been re-elected since then. The city council consists of seven members who are elected on a nonpartisan basis; each representing one of the seven geographic districts in the city. Issues that affect Fort Worth include growth, public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and educational opportunities. The city also works to promote cultural activities with its many museums and performing arts centers. In order to ensure good governance and representation of citizens' interests, residents can attend City Council meetings or contact their district representatives with any questions or concerns. Additionally, local elections provide an opportunity for residents to have a say in who will represent them at the municipal level.
The political climate in Zip 76137 (Fort Worth, TX) is leaning liberal.
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
Zip 76137 (Fort Worth, TX) is leaning liberal.
Fort Worth, Texas is leaning liberal.
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.
Fort Worth, 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 zip 76137 (Fort Worth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,488 contributions totaling $68,121 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 704 contributions totaling $78,542 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)