The city of Austin, TX is located in the 78746 zip code and is the state capital of Texas. As such, the area has a strong political presence and its residents are active participants in its local politics. The political landscape in this area of Texas is diverse and lively, with a range of different perspectives informing decisions about issues that impact the community. Voters in Austin can expect to see several candidates on the ballot for each election cycle representing different parties and ideologies. In addition to choosing local representatives through elections, citizens have opportunities to make their voices heard by participating in public forums or joining advocacy organizations that work on behalf of their interests. Through these various channels, Austin residents have a say in how their city is run and can help shape its future.
The political climate in Zip 78746 (Austin, 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 78746 (Austin, TX) is strongly liberal.
Austin, 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.
Austin, 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 78746 (Austin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,313 contributions totaling $4,717,334 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,082 contributions totaling $2,433,304 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $790 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)