In the 75247 zip code of Dallas, Texas, politics are an important part of life for many of the residents. The city is represented at a state level by two Democratic Senators and four Democratic Representatives in the Texas House of Representatives. At a county level, Dallas County is represented by three Commissioners as well as numerous Judges and Justices who serve on the local courts. In terms of local government, the City of Dallas has a Mayor, 14 City Council Members who represent various districts throughout Dallas, and a City Manager who oversees the day-to-day operations of the city. There are also numerous boards and commissions that serve the city's interests such as the Planning Commission, Public Works Committee, Transportation Board and more. All these elected officials work together to ensure that residents in this area have access to quality services and a vibrant community with plenty of opportunities for growth.
The political climate in Zip 75247 (Dallas, TX) is strongly liberal.
Dallas County, TX is strongly liberal. In Dallas County, TX 64.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dallas county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.9% to 33.3%.
Dallas county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75247 (Dallas, TX) is strongly liberal.
Dallas, Texas is strongly liberal.
Dallas County, Texas is strongly liberal.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Area is leaning 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.
Dallas, Texas: r r 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 75247 (Dallas)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $9,704 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $277 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $64,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,069 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)