78729 Jollyville, TX is a small community located in the suburbs of Texas. The city has seen an increase in population over the past few years, with most recent census indicating a population of over 8,000 people. The city is led by Mayor Robert Smith and the Jollyville City Council, which consists of seven members elected to serve four-year terms. Together they make decisions about local matters such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, budgeting for municipal services and approving ordinances. Local elections are held every four years and residents can cast their votes for mayor and council members at that time. The current mayor has been in office since 2009 and has proposed several initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life in 78729 Jollyville, TX. These include providing additional resources for public safety, encouraging small businesses to open up shop in the district and investing in schools throughout the area. Residents are encouraged to stay engaged with their local politics by attending meetings and participating in discussions when possible, so that they can have a say in how their city is run.
The political climate in Zip 78729 (Jollyville, TX) is leaning liberal.
Williamson County, TX is leaning liberal. In Williamson County, TX 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williamson county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.2%.
Williamson county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78729 (Jollyville, TX) is leaning liberal.
Jollyville, Texas is leaning liberal.
Williamson County, Texas is leaning 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.
Jollyville, 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 78729 (Jollyville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,596 contributions totaling $156,758 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 232 contributions totaling $24,755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)