The small town of Buda, TX is located in Hays County and has a population of 8,200 people. It is known for its many historical buildings and charming downtown area, as well as its warm and welcoming atmosphere. Despite its small size, the politics of 78610 Buda, TX are still highly active with several local political candidates vying for office. Local leaders focus on issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development and creating a healthy community environment that provides quality services to residents. By offering support to business owners and entrepreneurs, they strive to create a vibrant economy where everyone can thrive. The residents of 78610 Buda, TX have the opportunity to make their voices heard in local politics by voicing their opinions and voting for candidates who best represent their values and beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 78610 (Buda, TX) is leaning liberal.
Hays County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Hays County, TX 54.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hays county flipped strongly Democratic, 54.4% to 43.6%.
Hays county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78610 (Buda, TX) is leaning liberal.
Buda, Texas is leaning liberal.
Hays County, Texas is somewhat 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.
Buda, 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 78610 (Buda)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,939 contributions totaling $126,140 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 611 contributions totaling $108,788 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)