The small town of 78618 Doss, TX is located in the heart of Texas Hill Country and is known for its peaceful atmosphere and stunning scenery. Despite its small population, the citizens of 78618 Doss have a vibrant political landscape that often reflects the values of its rural community. Issues such as protecting the environment and providing better educational opportunities are among some of the things that local politicians keep in mind with each decision they make. With only an estimated population of approximately 800 people, it is likely that most political candidates running to represent this district are well-known to residents from their involvement in local organizations or volunteer work. Regardless of who ultimately wins, the people of 78618 Doss, TX can rest assured that their representatives will be dedicated to preserving the values that define this small town.
The political climate in Zip 78618 (Doss, TX) is very conservative.
Gillespie County, TX is very conservative. In Gillespie County, TX 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gillespie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.0% to 20.0%.
Gillespie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78618 (Doss, TX) is very conservative.
Doss, Texas is very conservative.
Gillespie County, Texas is very conservative.
Fredericksburg Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Doss, 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 78618 (Doss)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $2,970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)