Southlake, Texas is a diverse and vibrant city located in Tarrant County. It has been an important part of the North Texas region for decades. The politics of Southlake are as varied as the residents themselves, with an array of candidates representing a wide range of political ideologies. Local issues that have recently become hot topics include public education, economic development, and infrastructure improvements. Residents can also get involved in local issues through involvement in city council meetings and community events such as town hall meetings and forums. There are also opportunities to get involved through local organizations such as chambers of commerce or civic leagues. With an engaged citizenry and candidates committed to creating a better future for Southlake, the politics of this city remain dynamic and exciting.
The political climate in Zip 76092 (Southlake, TX) is leaning conservative.
Tarrant County, TX is leaning liberal. In Tarrant County, TX 49.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tarrant county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.3% to 49.1%.
Tarrant county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76092 (Southlake, TX) is leaning conservative.
Southlake, Texas is leaning conservative.
Tarrant County, Texas is leaning liberal.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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.
Southlake, 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 76092 (Southlake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,232 contributions totaling $471,837 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,077 contributions totaling $1,536,836 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $740 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)