78880 Rocksprings, TX is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people. The local political scene in the area is generally quite conservative and the town has elected mainly Republican candidates in recent years. Local elections tend to be largely quiet affairs with low voter turnout. In the most recent election cycle, there were only two candidates for mayor, both Republicans. These candidates ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility and promised to manage city resources responsibly and keep taxes at a minimum. This was in line with the general sentiment of the citizens who largely prioritize keeping taxes low while maintaining essential services.
The political climate in Zip 78880 (Rocksprings, TX) is very conservative.
Edwards County, TX is very conservative. In Edwards County, TX 15.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edwards county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.8% to 15.8%.
Edwards county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78880 (Rocksprings, TX) is very conservative.
Rocksprings, Texas is very conservative.
Edwards County, Texas is very conservative.
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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.
Rocksprings, 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 78880 (Rocksprings)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $11,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,020 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $13,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)