The small town of Hye, Texas (78635) has a population of around 500 people. Despite its small size, the community is active and engaged in political issues that affect the town and surrounding area. Local elections are always hotly contested and often come down to just a few votes. The local candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and represent different ideas and values. Several candidates have been known for their commitment to improving the education system, preserving historic landmarks, increasing job opportunities, and protecting the environment. Residents of Hye take politics seriously, striving to make sure their voices are heard on important issues.
The political climate in Zip 78635 (Hye, TX) is very conservative.
Blanco County, TX is very conservative. In Blanco County, TX 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blanco county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 25.6%.
Blanco county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78635 (Hye, TX) is very conservative.
Hye, Texas is very conservative.
Blanco 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.
Hye, 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 78635 (Hye)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $2,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)