San Antonio 78248 is a vibrant and diverse area of the city with a strong presence in local politics. From the City Council to neighborhood associations, there are many opportunities to get involved in the political process. Regular elections are held throughout the year to determine who will represent 78248 on various boards and committees. There are also many community initiatives that have been created to ensure that residents have their voices heard in local government. In recent years, San Antonio 78248 has been at the forefront of progressive policies such as increasing public transportation access and creating more affordable housing options. The people of this area are dedicated to improving their communities and making sure their voices are heard by those in power.
The political climate in Zip 78248 (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 78248 (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 78248 (San Antonio)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,438 contributions totaling $162,660 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 770 contributions totaling $382,949 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $497 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)