78754 Austin, TX is a vibrant community in the heart of the city. The diverse population and culture make it a great place to live and work. Politically, 78754 is represented by numerous local, state, and federal elected officials. On the local level, there are several city council members who represent 78754 Austin, TX on issues such as zoning ordinances, public safety initiatives, and infrastructure projects. Additionally, members of the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate serve 78754 Austin, TX in order to represent local interests at a state level. Residents of 78754 can also engage with congressional representatives to voice their concerns regarding national policies. Ultimately, 78754 Austin is home to many passionate citizens who are actively engaged in shaping their political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 78754 (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 78754 (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 78754 (Austin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 734 contributions totaling $42,779 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 144 contributions totaling $50,419 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)