The politics in 78666 San Marcos, TX are an important part of the history of the city. Located just outside of Austin, the area has been heavily impacted by state-level politics as well as local elections. Despite not having a large population, there are still several candidates running for various offices in 78666 San Marcos this election season. The racial diversity of the city has made it a major battleground for both national and state races. With issues like healthcare reform and immigration top of mind, many voters in this area are looking to their elected representatives to lead on these topics with principled decision making. Local candidates have been working hard to make their voices heard throughout the election cycle while advocating for their constituents’ needs. No matter which candidate is ultimately successful, those who reside in 78666 San Marcos can rest assured that they have a voice in the political process that will help shape the future of the city for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 78666 (San Marcos, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Hays County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Hays County, TX 54.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hays county flipped strongly Democratic, 54.4% to 43.6%.
Hays county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78666 (San Marcos, TX) is somewhat liberal.
San Marcos, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Hays County, Texas is somewhat 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.
San Marcos, 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 78666 (San Marcos)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,970 contributions totaling $254,215 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 679 contributions totaling $175,369 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)