78727 Austin, Texas is home to an active and engaged political scene. Although the exact population of 78727 is unknown, it is likely that a wide variety of political views are represented in the local community. In recent years, many local candidates have come to the forefront to make their case for office and advocate for change. These candidates come from different backgrounds and have diverse ideas about how best to serve the people of 78727. From environmental protection and education reform to economic development and social issues, these candidates are passionate about their causes. No matter who you support in this election cycle, there is no doubt that the politics of 78727 are heated and passionate. It's an exciting time to live in this part of Austin!
The political climate in Zip 78727 (Austin, TX) is strongly liberal.
Travis County, TX is very liberal. In Travis County, TX 71.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Travis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.4% to 26.4%.
Travis county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78727 (Austin, TX) is strongly liberal.
Austin, Texas is strongly liberal.
Travis County, Texas is very 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.
Austin, Texas: r D D D D 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 78727 (Austin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,135 contributions totaling $199,665 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 355 contributions totaling $45,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)