Austin, TX 78739 is an area of vibrant political activity. It is home to several government organizations and elected officials that have a direct impact on the local community. At the state level, Texas Representatives serve the district in Austin and are responsible for legislation affecting all Texans. The Texas Senate also serves the district, with these elected representatives also having a role in setting policy for all Texans. On a municipal level, Austin has an eleven-member city council that sets policy at the local level. They are responsible for areas such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, zoning regulations, taxation levels, and more. Additionally, voters in this district elect three members of the Travis County Commissioners Court who have oversight over matters related to county services and budgets. Finally, there is an active presence of special interest groups and individuals advocating for their causes throughout Austin 78739. With so many stakeholders engaged in politics in this area, it creates an environment that allows citizens to be involved and express their views on important issues facing the community today.
The political climate in Zip 78739 (Austin, TX) is moderately 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 78739 (Austin, TX) is moderately liberal.
Austin, Texas is moderately 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 78739 (Austin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,899 contributions totaling $243,516 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 480 contributions totaling $91,645 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)