Tyler, TX is a vibrant city located in the 75709 zip code. The city is home to many people who are passionate and engaged in local politics. Tyler has a mayor-council form of government with six city council members representing different districts throughout the city. Elections for local offices like mayor and City Council are held every two years, giving citizens multiple opportunities to get involved and make their voices heard. In addition to the elected officials, many advocacy groups in Tyler lobby local government on issues including civil rights, environmental protection, economic development, public education and more. People living in Tyler have a variety of options when it comes to voicing their opinions on political issues and making sure their needs are seen by those in power.
The political climate in Zip 75709 (Tyler, TX) is strongly conservative.
Smith County, TX is very conservative. In Smith County, TX 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.5%.
Smith county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75709 (Tyler, TX) is strongly conservative.
Tyler, Texas is strongly conservative.
Smith County, Texas is very conservative.
Tyler 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.
Tyler, 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 zip 75709 (Tyler)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $19,174 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $31,718 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $407 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)