Lago Vista, TX is a small town located in the heart of Texas. It is home to a diverse population and a strong sense of community. Despite its size, Lago Vista has an active political climate with several local candidates running for various offices. Most recently, the mayor's seat has been held by incumbent Mayor Lee Ann Smoak since 2012. She has worked hard to ensure that the needs of all citizens are met and that the city continues to grow and develop. In addition to Mayor Smoak, there are several other candidates who have expressed interest in serving the people of Lago Vista. These include Councilman Chris Anderson, who was elected in 2016; Councilwoman Grace Shaw; and newly-elected councilmember Anastasia Johnson. All these candidates have different backgrounds but share a common commitment to make Lago Vista a better place for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Zip 78645 (Lago Vista, TX) is moderately liberal.
Travis County, TX is very liberal. In Travis County, TX 71.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Travis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.4% to 26.4%.
Travis county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78645 (Lago Vista, TX) is moderately liberal.
Lago Vista, Texas is moderately liberal.
Travis County, Texas is very 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.
Lago Vista, Texas: r D 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 78645 (Lago Vista)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 672 contributions totaling $46,126 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 405 contributions totaling $77,977 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)