The small town of Smithville, TX is located in 78957. The politics in Smithville are largely influenced by the values of its citizens, who tend to identify as conservative. Smithville is home to a variety of local businesses and community organizations that serve as a representation of the town’s values and culture. The city is governed by a mayor and five members of the city council, which hold monthly meetings to discuss local issues and policies. Residents are also encouraged to be active in local political action groups, such as the Chamber of Commerce or other civic associations, which lobby for change on behalf of their constituents. Elections for local officials usually take place every two years and all citizens have an opportunity to voice their opinions through voting and taking part in public forums. By working together, the citizens of Smithville can ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to shaping the future of their town.
The political climate in Zip 78957 (Smithville, TX) is somewhat conservative.
Bastrop County, TX is somewhat conservative. In Bastrop County, TX 42.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bastrop county remained strongly Republican, 55.8% to 42.1%.
Bastrop county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78957 (Smithville, TX) is somewhat conservative.
Smithville, Texas is somewhat conservative.
Bastrop County, Texas is somewhat conservative.
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.
Smithville, 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 78957 (Smithville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 371 contributions totaling $18,015 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 204 contributions totaling $14,698 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)