Gonzales, Texas, located in zip code 78629, is a vibrant and growing city with a strong political climate. Gonzales residents are engaged and passionate about their local politics. Currently, the mayor of Gonzales is Bill Ewing who has been in office since 2017. He campaigned on issues of economic development and infrastructure improvements. His efforts have resulted in increased job opportunities for the citizens of Gonzales. Other prominent local politicians include County Commissioner David Gossett and State Representative John Kuempel whose focus has been on improving public safety throughout the city. The City Council consists of seven members who are responsible for creating laws and policies that enhance the quality of life for all citizens of Gonzales. They work together to ensure that the city’s needs are met by advocating for better funding from state legislators, implementing projects to improve public transportation systems, and updating zoning regulations to create more affordable housing options. In short, the politics in 78629 Gonzales, TX is one that seeks to improve the lives of its citizens through a variety of avenues.
The political climate in Zip 78629 (Gonzales, TX) is strongly conservative.
Gonzales County, TX is very conservative. In Gonzales County, TX 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gonzales county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.6% to 25.5%.
Gonzales county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78629 (Gonzales, TX) is strongly conservative.
Gonzales, Texas is strongly conservative.
Gonzales County, Texas is very conservative.
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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.
Gonzales, Texas: R R R R R R
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 78629 (Gonzales)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $12,677 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 283 contributions totaling $66,264 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)