Duncanville, TX is an area known for its strong sense of community and friendly locals. The city has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being elected at large every two years. The current mayor of Duncanville is Michael E. Mayfield, who has been in office since 2011. The City Council consists of seven members who are elected to staggered three-year terms from five single-member districts. The City Council meets twice monthly for regular meetings and special called meetings when necessary. Duncanville actively engages in local politics with a number of initiatives and efforts to promote civic engagement and involvement in public policy issues and community concerns. Residents have the opportunity to become involved in their local government through attending public forums, volunteering on various committees, or running for political office if they choose. There are a number of local political candidates running for office this year, offering residents the chance to make their voices heard and help shape the future of their city.
The political climate in Zip 75116 (Duncanville, TX) is moderately 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 75116 (Duncanville, TX) is moderately liberal.
Duncanville, Texas is moderately 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.
Duncanville, 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 75116 (Duncanville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,346 contributions totaling $115,452 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 212 contributions totaling $20,611 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)