Waco, TX is the county seat of McLennan County and is located in Central Texas. The city has a population of 134,805 people according to the 2019 US Census Bureau. Waco politics are largely based on a \"shared culture\" with most citizens voting for conservative candidates. Local candidates in Waco tend to be Republicans due to the majority of voters being registered as such. For those who are registered as independents or Democrats, the choice for local candidates can be more diverse. The city also has very active civic organizations which often discuss policies and hold forums for local candidates during election season. Overall, Waco has a strong political base with many citizens actively engaged in politics and community activities.
The political climate in Zip 76707 (Waco, TX) is somewhat conservative.
McLennan County, TX is moderately conservative. In McLennan County, TX 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McLennan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 37.5%.
McLennan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76707 (Waco, TX) is somewhat conservative.
Waco, Texas is somewhat conservative.
McLennan County, Texas is moderately conservative.
Waco Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
Waco, 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 76707 (Waco)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 540 contributions totaling $28,372 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $5,584 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)