The small town of 78950 New Ulm, TX is steeped in political tradition, with a long history of local involvement and a strong sense of community. The mayor and city council are elected from within the town, and they work hard to ensure that the citizens of New Ulm have their voices heard in government. The local politics in the area are always lively, as residents take an active interest in the decisions made by their elected representatives. From taxes to infrastructure improvements, there are plenty of issues that need attention and compromise between parties. Suggestions for improvement are often voiced through open forums or online petitions, giving everyone an opportunity to be involved in the decision-making process. In these times of polarization and uncertainty, New Ulm provides a model for civic engagement done right.
The political climate in Zip 78950 (New Ulm, TX) is very conservative.
Austin County, TX is very conservative. In Austin County, TX 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Austin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 20.2%.
Austin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78950 (New Ulm, TX) is very conservative.
New Ulm, Texas is very conservative.
Austin County, Texas is very conservative.
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land 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.
New Ulm, 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 78950 (New Ulm)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 134 contributions totaling $8,234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $21,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)