The politics in 76205 Denton, TX are an integral part of the local culture and identity. Located in Denton County, the area is a thriving community that has a diverse population and many different political views. In recent years, the city has seen a push for more progressive initiatives such as the recently passed ban on plastic bags. Additionally, there have been several local ballot initiatives that have been successful, including one to improve public transportation options in areas outside of downtown Denton. As far as political candidates, Denton citizens have had several choices in recent years such as the current mayor Chris Watts and former State Senator Jane Nelson. The city has also had several representatives at national levels from both major political parties who have made their mark in Washington. All of these different perspectives come together to form an important facet of life in 76205 Denton, TX.
The political climate in Zip 76205 (Denton, TX) is leaning liberal.
Denton County, TX is leaning conservative. In Denton County, TX 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Denton county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 45.1%.
Denton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76205 (Denton, TX) is leaning liberal.
Denton, Texas is leaning liberal.
Denton County, Texas is leaning conservative.
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.
Denton, 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 76205 (Denton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,267 contributions totaling $86,989 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 426 contributions totaling $147,641 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $347 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)