Politics in 78607 Bluffton, TX revolve around local issues and decisions. Issues that have been discussed include economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and educational opportunities. On the local level, the political scene is shaped by elected officials from the city council, county commissioners court, and school board. Each of these entities works together to address the needs of their constituents and make decisions for the betterment of the community. Local political candidates are typically passionate about making a positive impact on 78607 Bluffton and its residents. Candidates often focus on providing services or programs that will improve quality of life and access to resources such as education or healthcare.
The political climate in Zip 78607 (Bluffton, TX) is very conservative.
Llano County, TX is very conservative. In Llano County, TX 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Llano county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.6% to 19.5%.
Llano county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78607 (Bluffton, TX) is very conservative.
Bluffton, Texas is very conservative.
Llano County, Texas is very conservative.
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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.
Bluffton, Texas: R R R R R R
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 78607 (Bluffton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $1,024 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,060 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $353 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)