76148 Watauga, TX is a small city located in the heart of Tarrant County. It has a resident population size of around 18,415 people and is known for its strong sense of community and friendly atmosphere. When it comes to politics, 76148 Watauga, TX residents are passionate about their beliefs and actively engage in local political discussions and debates. From school board elections to federal issues, there is always something to discuss among the citizens of 76148 Watauga. Local political candidates often hold rallies and town halls in order to get out their message to the locals in this lively city. The residents of 76148 Watauga are eager to stay informed on current events and take part in determining the future course for their community.
The political climate in Zip 76148 (Watauga, 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 76148 (Watauga, TX) is leaning conservative.
Watauga, 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.
Watauga, 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 76148 (Watauga)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 149 contributions totaling $5,114 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $17,606 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)