The politics in 76011 Arlington, TX have been dynamic and ever-changing in recent years. With the growth of the population and changes in local demographics, political trends have shifted significantly. Despite this, the city remains politically engaged with local voter turnout levels consistently high. In recent elections, the majority of Arlington residents have tended to support Democratic candidates, though there is a large percentage of Republican voters as well. Local politicians continue to tackle issues such as education, infrastructure improvement, economic development, affordable housing and more. There are currently several candidates vying for office on both sides of the aisle; however no matter who is elected the goal remains the same: to make sure that Arlington residents have a voice in their government and continue to be served effectively by their elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 76011 (Arlington, TX) is leaning liberal.
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 76011 (Arlington, TX) is leaning liberal.
Arlington, Texas is leaning liberal.
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.
Arlington, 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 76011 (Arlington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,299 contributions totaling $75,529 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 287 contributions totaling $80,329 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)