The politics in Austin, TX's 78752 area are constantly changing. There are a variety of different local politicians vying for power, each representing their own unique set of ideas and ideals. The political landscape is bustling with activity, with Austinites watching the races that will determine who will ultimately represent them in office. With the upcoming election cycle, many local residents are debating the merits of each candidate and how they would best serve their community. While population numbers may not be included in this content, it is clear that there is an active and engaged voting base in this part of Texas that is eager to make sure their voices are heard on Election Day.
The political climate in Zip 78752 (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 78752 (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 78752 (Austin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,579 contributions totaling $106,234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 205 contributions totaling $123,611 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $603 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)