Wichita Falls, TX 76306 is a vibrant city full of diverse people and cultures. Politically, the city has historically leaned more towards conservative values but is becoming more progressive in recent years. In terms of local politics, the City Council is composed of seven members, each elected for two-year terms from four districts within the city. The current mayor is Stephen Santellana who was elected in 2019 and is determined to ensure that all citizens are given a voice and have equal access to participation in city government. Additionally, Wichita Falls voters recently voted overwhelmingly in favor of an anti-discrimination ordinance which bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. This ordinance demonstrates the growth of progressive values in Wichita Falls and shows that the city is committed to inclusion and equality under the law.
The political climate in Zip 76306 (Wichita Falls, TX) is strongly conservative.
Wichita County, TX is very conservative. In Wichita County, TX 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wichita county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.6%.
Wichita county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76306 (Wichita Falls, TX) is strongly conservative.
Wichita Falls, Texas is strongly conservative.
Wichita County, Texas is very conservative.
Wichita Falls Metro Area is very 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.
Wichita Falls, 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 76306 (Wichita Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 103 contributions totaling $3,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $9,009 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)