The small town of 76574 Taylor, TX is known for its friendly atmosphere and tight-knit community, but it also has a vibrant local political scene. The city prides itself on having a representative government led by a mayor and four council members, who are elected to two-year terms in order to serve as the voice of their constituents. Currently, the mayor is Gloria Anderson and the council members are Alice Jackson, Alexander Smith, Susan Johnson, and Robert Brown. These individuals work hard to ensure that the needs of the people of Taylor are met, from working with local businesses to maintain jobs and advancing infrastructure projects that will benefit residents. Residents can always contact their representatives with any concerns or questions they may have about the quality of life in Taylor.
The political climate in Zip 76574 (Taylor, TX) is leaning liberal.
Williamson County, TX is leaning liberal. In Williamson County, TX 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williamson county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.2%.
Williamson county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76574 (Taylor, TX) is leaning liberal.
Taylor, Texas is leaning liberal.
Williamson County, Texas is leaning 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.
Taylor, 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 76574 (Taylor)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 366 contributions totaling $17,780 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 169 contributions totaling $15,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)