Schulenburg, TX is a small town located in Fayette County with a population of 2,852. It is known for its German cultural heritage and its annual events like the Mayfest celebration which occurs every year. The politics of Schulenburg are very diverse, with the Republican party being the most popular party in terms of voter registration. This political diversity is reflected in the local political candidates running for office in 78956 Schulenburg, TX. The candidates have different views on many issues including taxes, public education, and immigration policies. In addition to these issues, they also have strong positions on social justice matters such as LGBTQ rights and police reform. Overall, it is clear that Schulenburg has a wide variety of opinions when it comes to politics and this makes it an interesting place to observe during election season.
The political climate in Zip 78956 (Schulenburg, TX) is very conservative.
Fayette County, TX is very conservative. In Fayette County, TX 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 20.6%.
Fayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78956 (Schulenburg, TX) is very conservative.
Schulenburg, Texas is very conservative.
Fayette County, Texas is very conservative.
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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.
Schulenburg, Texas: R R R R R R
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 78956 (Schulenburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $3,897 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 178 contributions totaling $58,729 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $330 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)