The politics in 76014 Arlington, TX are highly contested, with many different candidates vying for votes in local elections. Residents of the area have a wide range of political views, which is reflected in the variety of candidates and campaigns. Most major races involve Republican and Democratic contenders, though there are also independent and third-party candidates to consider. In recent years, the local political climate has been intense with passionate debates on issues like taxes, education funding, public safety, and more. While some residents may disagree on certain points or policies, they all agree that each candidate should be judged on their merits and qualifications for representing their district. It's especially important for voters to learn about each candidate and their stances on various matters so they can make an informed decision when casting their ballot.
The political climate in Zip 76014 (Arlington, 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 76014 (Arlington, TX) is leaning liberal.
Arlington, 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.
Arlington, 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 76014 (Arlington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 481 contributions totaling $25,756 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $6,545 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)