Fort Worth, TX is a vibrant city steeped in politics and culture. Politically, it is a part of Tarrant County and is represented in the United States Congress by Congresswoman Kay Granger. On the local level, Fort Worth has several representatives on the City Council who advocate for their constituents' interests. These officials are responsible for overseeing the budget, public safety, parks and recreation, housing, economic development, and other city services. In addition to these elected officials, many non-profit organizations work hard in Fort Worth to ensure that citizens’ voices are heard. There are countless opportunities for Fort Worth residents to become involved in local politics such as attending town hall meetings or speaking out at public forums. It is clear that politics plays a large role in making sure that 76179 remains a safe and prosperous place for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 76179 (Fort Worth, TX) is leaning conservative.
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 76179 (Fort Worth, TX) is leaning conservative.
Fort Worth, Texas is leaning conservative.
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 76179 (Fort Worth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,208 contributions totaling $75,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,142 contributions totaling $265,213 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)