The city of Waco, TX (76711) is a vibrant and bustling city with plenty of political activity. Local politics are often heavily focused on the betterment of the community and the wellbeing of its citizens. Politicians at all levels seek to increase access to resources for families, businesses, and organizations. Recent initiatives include efforts to attract new employers and providing grants for small businesses to expand their operations. There are numerous candidates running for office in Waco this year, each with their own unique vision for how to shape the city’s future. Those voting in 76711 will be able to choose from a wide selection of candidates that will bring different perspectives and ideas into the political process.
The political climate in Zip 76711 (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 76711 (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 76711 (Waco)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $12,677 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $906 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)