Round Rock, Texas is a vibrant city located in Williamson County with a diverse population of over 120,000 people. The political atmosphere in Round Rock is one of openness and collaboration with the citizens. Local government is made up of a Mayor and six City Council members who are elected to serve four-year terms. They work together to ensure that the needs of all citizens are met and that the city continues to be an attractive place to live, work, and play. The city encourages public engagement through community forums and town hall meetings where residents can share their thoughts on issues facing the city. Additionally, candidates for local office often hold campaign events throughout the year which allows constituents to form personal connections with their representatives. Overall, politics in 78681 Round Rock, TX are focused on creating a strong sense of community and ensuring everyone has a voice in shaping the future of this great city.
The political climate in Zip 78681 (Round Rock, TX) is leaning conservative.
Williamson County, TX is leaning liberal. In Williamson County, TX 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williamson county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.2%.
Williamson county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78681 (Round Rock, TX) is leaning conservative.
Round Rock, Texas is leaning conservative.
Williamson County, Texas is leaning 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.
Round Rock, Texas: R R R R r 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 78681 (Round Rock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,501 contributions totaling $181,977 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 730 contributions totaling $99,161 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)