78644 Lockhart, TX is a small town located in Caldwell County. With a long and rich history, the politics of this area are just as interesting. Although the population of this town is relatively small, the local political landscape is still active and vibrant. In recent years, Lockhart has seen various candidates vying for local office to represent their community's interests in city councils and county government. The competition among candidates is constantly changing, with new contenders emerging each election cycle to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to the table. Regardless of who ultimately wins the elections, all residents of 78644 Lockhart can be proud that their local politics remain strong and engaged in the fight for what they believe in.
The political climate in Zip 78644 (Lockhart, TX) is leaning conservative.
Caldwell County, TX is somewhat conservative. In Caldwell County, TX 44.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caldwell county remained moderately Republican, 53.6% to 44.6%.
Caldwell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78644 (Lockhart, TX) is leaning conservative.
Lockhart, Texas is leaning conservative.
Caldwell County, Texas is somewhat conservative.
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.
Lockhart, 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 78644 (Lockhart)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 229 contributions totaling $20,227 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $9,219 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)