The politics in 78728 Wells Branch, TX are heavily focused on the local community and its needs. There is a wide variety of local candidates running for office in the city that are all dedicated to making sure the people of Wells Branch have access to quality services and resources. These candidates are focused on issues like education, public safety, economic development, health care, infrastructure, and more. They also strive to promote civic engagement and work with nonprofit organizations to ensure all citizens have access to equal opportunities. The local political landscape is one that seeks to make sure every voice in Wells Branch is heard, and that everyone has a chance to participate in decisions that impact their lives.
The political climate in Zip 78728 (Wells Branch, TX) is strongly liberal.
Travis County, TX is very liberal. In Travis County, TX 71.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Travis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.4% to 26.4%.
Travis county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78728 (Wells Branch, TX) is strongly liberal.
Wells Branch, Texas is strongly liberal.
Travis County, Texas is very 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.
Wells Branch, Texas: r D D D D 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 78728 (Wells Branch)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,836 contributions totaling $73,802 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $49,282 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)