The city of 78758 Austin, TX is home to a vibrant and diverse political landscape. In the 2020 election year, local voters have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote for candidates who represent their values and interests. There are a variety of candidates running for office in 78758 Austin, TX across various local offices. This includes mayor, city council members, county commissioners, district attorneys, judges and other elected officials. The candidates come from different backgrounds and ideologies but share a commitment to serving the residents of 78758 Austin, TX. While some may prioritize economic development or public safety initiatives, others may focus on environmental sustainability or social justice issues. Regardless of their differences, all candidates strive to make 78758 Austin a better place through their service.
The political climate in Zip 78758 (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 78758 (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 78758 (Austin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,862 contributions totaling $371,664 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 282 contributions totaling $30,137 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)