The politics in Garland, TX (zip code 75040) is heavily influenced by the area's population. As of 2018, the city has a total estimated population of 236,897 people. The majority of the population are minorities with over 40% being Hispanic or Latino and 36% identifying as Black or African American. The political representation in Garland reflects its diverse population. At the federal level, residents are represented by U.S. Representative Colin Allred and U.S. Senator John Cornyn as well as Ted Cruz who represents Texas in the U.S Senate. The city also provides representation at both state and local levels with Mayor Douglas Athas leading in local politics. These leaders work together to ensure that Garland remains a safe and prosperous place to live for its citizens by advocating for strong infrastructure, better jobs, and improved education options for all its residents regardless of their background or ethnicity.
The political climate in Zip 75040 (Garland, 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 75040 (Garland, TX) is moderately liberal.
Garland, 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.
Garland, 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 75040 (Garland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,163 contributions totaling $53,191 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 373 contributions totaling $67,854 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)