The politics of 78741 Austin, TX are reflective of the state as a whole. This area is politically moderate, with no single party dominating in elections. Voters often support candidates from both major political parties, and it is not uncommon to find individuals who identify as independents or third-party members. The Austin City Council serves as the local governing body for 78741 and consists of 10 city councilors, each elected from geographic districts based on population. These officials make decisions on policy matters that concern local residents such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development initiatives. There are also numerous organizations at the state level that represent the interests of 78741 residents including the Texas State Legislature and its committees focused on specific issues like education, healthcare, taxes, and environmental protection.
The political climate in Zip 78741 (Austin, TX) is very 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 78741 (Austin, TX) is very liberal.
Austin, Texas is very 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 78741 (Austin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,833 contributions totaling $184,303 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $13,218 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)