The politics in 78734 Lakeway, TX is an interesting mix of progressive and conservative views. Although the city leans slightly towards the Republican party, there is a wide range of opinions among the diverse population. The city government has been doing a great job of representing all sides of the political spectrum. Recent initiatives have included affordable housing, environmental protection, and investment in public schools and infrastructure. In terms of local representation, there are many candidates running for various positions each election cycle. These candidates come from different backgrounds and represent a variety of interests; they work hard to ensure that the city remains prosperous and equitable for all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 78734 (Lakeway, 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 78734 (Lakeway, TX) is moderately liberal.
Lakeway, 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.
Lakeway, 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 78734 (Lakeway)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,277 contributions totaling $267,486 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,132 contributions totaling $2,024,667 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,789 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)