Austin, TX is a major city located in Travis County with the zip code 78721. This area of Texas is a progressive and diverse place politically, with citizens actively engaged in politics. As the capital of one of the largest states in the US, Austin has become a hotbed for political activity over the past couple of decades. There are numerous political advocacy groups and organizations located in and around Austin that advocate for local issues such as immigration reform, access to healthcare, criminal justice reform, affordable housing and economic development. The city is also home to numerous candidates who have run for office at all levels of government, both state and federal. On top of that, Austin is home to several prominent political figures who often appear on national news shows or other forms of media to share their views on current events and legislation. Local politicians from this part of Texas work tirelessly to promote their platform and advocate for their constituents’ needs while representing them on important issues at both state and federal levels.
The political climate in Zip 78721 (Austin, TX) is very 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 78721 (Austin, TX) is very liberal.
Austin, Texas is very 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 78721 (Austin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 986 contributions totaling $69,083 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,380 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)