La Vernia, TX is a small city located in Wilson County with a population of around 1,300 people. While it may be small, it still has an active local political life. The Mayor and City Council are the governing bodies of the city, and they oversee important issues such as zoning ordinances, budgeting for infrastructure projects, and overall development of the community. Additionally, there are several local initiatives that have been spearheaded by members of the City Council to improve public services for residents. These include a proposed bike trail system and improvements to public parks in La Vernia. For citizens looking to get more involved in local politics, there are a variety of ways to do so including attending meetings or volunteering on campaigns for the Mayor or City Council candidates. By doing so, locals can help shape the future of their city and ensure that it remains a vibrant place for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 78121 (La Vernia, TX) is very conservative.
Wilson County, TX is very conservative. In Wilson County, TX 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.8% to 25.4%.
Wilson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78121 (La Vernia, TX) is very conservative.
La Vernia, Texas is very conservative.
Wilson County, Texas is very conservative.
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.
La Vernia, 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 78121 (La Vernia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 223 contributions totaling $13,228 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $39,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $322 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)