Fort Worth, TX is home to a diverse population of more than 874,000 people. The city is divided into nine council districts which are served by the city's elected representatives on the Fort Worth City Council. Each of the districts elects one representative to serve on the council for a two-year term. As part of their role in representing their constituents, council members take on legislative responsibilities such as proposing and debating new laws and regulations, establishing policy positions on various issues and overseeing city operations. Additionally, they engage with residents and local organizations to ensure that their voices are heard in government processes. The most recent election for city council seats was held in May 2021, with incumbents winning in each district. Residents can also get involved in politics by attending public meetings and participating in volunteering opportunities with political campaigns or community organizations. Through individual action and collective organizing, citizens of Fort Worth can help shape the direction of politics within the city limits.
The political climate in Zip 76104 (Fort Worth, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Tarrant County, TX is leaning liberal. In Tarrant County, TX 49.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tarrant county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.3% to 49.1%.
Tarrant county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76104 (Fort Worth, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Fort Worth, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Tarrant County, Texas is leaning 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.
Fort Worth, Texas: R R R R r 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 76104 (Fort Worth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 362 contributions totaling $122,096 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $337 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $34,021 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $405 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)