Kyle, TX is a small city located in Hays County with a population of around 38,000 people. The city is governed by a seven-member city council. Each council member is elected from one of five districts and every two years the position of mayor rotates among the members. Kyle has been fortunate to have a responsive and dedicated city council, committed to providing quality services for its citizens. They work closely with local organizations to ensure that everyone in the community can benefit from their efforts. The current mayor, Todd Webster, was elected in 2018 and has worked hard to create a sense of unity and make sure that all voices are represented in the decision making process. Through community events and initiatives, Mayor Webster is helping Kyle residents build strong relationships within their neighborhoods and with their local government.
The political climate in Zip 78640 (Kyle, TX) is leaning liberal.
Hays County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Hays County, TX 54.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hays county flipped strongly Democratic, 54.4% to 43.6%.
Hays county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78640 (Kyle, TX) is leaning liberal.
Kyle, Texas is leaning liberal.
Hays County, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metro Area is strongly 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.
Kyle, Texas: R R r R r 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 78640 (Kyle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,207 contributions totaling $74,970 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 289 contributions totaling $57,571 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)