Pleasanton, TX is a small city located in Atascosa County with a population of 9,112. The area is governed by a Mayor-Council form of government and the current mayor is Emily Peterson. The City Council consists of six members including the Mayor and they are responsible for setting policies that promote the welfare of the citizens in Pleasanton. Local political candidates are elected to represent their respective districts on council. In recent years, the focus of these campaigns has been on improving infrastructure, increasing economic development, and creating more opportunities for youth. Education has also been a key issue for Pleasanton voters with efforts to improve local schools and ensure resources are available for students. As Pleasanton continues to grow there will be an increased need for public services and programs as well as strong leaders who can represent the residents’ interests effectively.
The political climate in Zip 78064 (Pleasanton, TX) is strongly conservative.
Atascosa County, TX is very conservative. In Atascosa County, TX 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Atascosa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.4% to 32.4%.
Atascosa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78064 (Pleasanton, TX) is strongly conservative.
Pleasanton, Texas is strongly conservative.
Atascosa 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.
Pleasanton, 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 78064 (Pleasanton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 129 contributions totaling $7,635 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $25,957 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)