The politics in Garland, TX (75042) are diverse and heavily influenced by the population of the city. As of 2019, the estimated population was 238,030, which makes Garland the 12th most populous city in Texas. The city has a strong mayor-council government system with a total of eight council members representing their constituents in four districts. The current mayor is Douglas Athas who was elected in 2013 and re-elected for his fourth term in 2020. He has been highly praised by local residents for his proactive approach to solving issues within the community and for his dedication to improving access to healthcare and education resources. In addition, Garland is home to numerous political organizations that advocate on behalf of local citizens including the NAACP Garland Branch and the League of Women Voters of Garland. These organizations provide citizens with a platform to speak out against injustice and bring attention to important issues facing their neighborhoods.
The political climate in Zip 75042 (Garland, TX) is strongly 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 75042 (Garland, TX) is strongly liberal.
Garland, Texas is strongly 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 75042 (Garland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 355 contributions totaling $14,694 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $15,717 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)