Round Rock, Texas (78665) is a city located in Williamson County, and is part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area. It has a population of over 120,000 residents and is known for its strong economy and high quality of life. The city's politics are represented by Mayor Craig Morgan, who serves as the leader of the Round Rock City Council, which is responsible for municipal decisions in the area. The council consists of six council members, including Mayor Pro Tem Will Peckham. Additionally, Round Rock citizens are also represented by three state representatives from District 52: James Talarico (D), John Bucy III (D), and Terry Wilson (R). All three legislators work to serve their constituents' interests through policy initiatives that focus on local issues such as public safety, infrastructure investment, healthcare access, education reform, and environmental protection. Together these leaders work to ensure that Round Rock remains a vibrant city with a strong economy for many years to come.
The political climate in Zip 78665 (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 78665 (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 78665 (Round Rock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,448 contributions totaling $91,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 341 contributions totaling $88,104 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)