Kirby, TX is a small town in the state of Texas with approximately 12,000 residents. Located near San Antonio, the city has a strong sense of community and local pride. The city is governed by an elected mayor and six-member city council. All council members and the mayor serve four-year terms and are responsible for creating policies that meet the needs of the community. Local elections are held every two years to elect new leaders who will work to ensure the best interests of Kirby residents are represented. The progressive attitudes of many Kirby citizens create an environment that encourages active civic engagement, including voting and becoming involved in local politics. Issues such as infrastructure improvements, education funding, public safety initiatives, and economic development have all been topics of debate during recent elections. As Kirby continues to grow it is important for citizens to remain informed about their local representatives and take part in the political process to ensure their voice is heard on issues that affect them directly.
The political climate in Zip 78219 (Kirby, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Bexar County, TX is moderately liberal. In Bexar County, TX 58.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bexar county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.2% to 40.1%.
Bexar county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78219 (Kirby, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Kirby, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Bexar County, Texas is moderately liberal.
San Antonio-New Braunfels 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.
Kirby, 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 78219 (Kirby)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 254 contributions totaling $3,652 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $21,005 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $840 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)