San Antonio, TX 78234 is an area steeped in political history and culture. The city of San Antonio has had a long history of political activism and involvement. The city is part of the Bexar County, which has been represented by Democrats since 1968. On the national level, the area is part of Texas' 23rd Congressional District, which is currently represented by Rep. Will Hurd (R). Locally, San Antonio City Council members represent different districts within the city and serve as an important source for civic engagement. In addition to local elections, Texas residents also vote in state-wide balloting for governor and other statewide offices. With a mix of Democratic and Republican representation in elected office, 78234 offers its citizens a diverse range of opinions on issues affecting their community.
The political climate in Zip 78234 (San Antonio, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Bexar County, TX is moderately liberal. In Bexar County, TX 58.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bexar county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.2% to 40.1%.
Bexar county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78234 (San Antonio, TX) is somewhat liberal.
San Antonio, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Bexar County, Texas is moderately liberal.
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.
San Antonio, Texas: r R d d D 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 78234 (San Antonio)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $2,853 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $3,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $838 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)