Austin, TX, located in zip code 78731, is a vibrant city that is home to a diverse population of people. Politically, Austin leans Democratic and is a safe haven for progressive politics in the traditionally red state. Local elections are competitive, providing residents with a wide range of choices when it comes to who will represent them. The Mayor of Austin, Steve Adler, and City Council members represent the interests of the citizens of Austin at the local level. The City Council consists of ten representatives from each geographic district within the City limits with one Mayor elected at-large. They consider local issues such as growth and development, transportation infrastructure and services for residents. Additionally, the Texas state legislature and national congressional representatives serve their constituents located in zip code 78731 on broader issues affecting all Texans.
The political climate in Zip 78731 (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 78731 (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 78731 (Austin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,513 contributions totaling $2,423,222 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,828 contributions totaling $1,068,240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $584 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)