In 78959 Waelder, TX, politics are a major part of the town's culture. This small rural community is home to a wide variety of different political beliefs and ideologies. The local government is composed of elected officials representing the citizens of Waelder. These officials help form laws and regulations that affect all aspects of life in this small Texas town. The local candidates running for office often discuss how they plan to improve the quality of life in Waelder by advocating for better education opportunities, improved infrastructure, or increased economic development. Additionally, most candidates also focus on helping the town's many small businesses succeed. Despite its small size, politics still play an important role in 78959 Waelder, TX.
The political climate in Zip 78959 (Waelder, TX) is strongly conservative.
Gonzales County, TX is very conservative. In Gonzales County, TX 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gonzales county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.6% to 25.5%.
Gonzales county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78959 (Waelder, TX) is strongly conservative.
Waelder, Texas is strongly conservative.
Gonzales County, Texas is very conservative.
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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.
Waelder, 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 78959 (Waelder)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)