Politics in 78934 Columbus, TX are largely driven by the many small communities that make up the area. The local government consists of a Mayor, City Council Members, and City Administrator. In terms of political representation at the state level, 78934 Columbus is part of Senate District 18 and State House District 13. Senator Charles Schwertner and Representative John Cyrier have been representing the district since 2013 and 2015 respectively. Locally, citizens of 78934 Columbus elect their own mayor who serves a two-year term along with five members of city council. Residents also vote for other offices such as Constable, Justice Court Judge, and County Commissioner. During election time, much attention is given to issues that affect the everyday lives of those living in the community including education funding, economic development initiatives, public safety concerns, and infrastructure improvements.
The political climate in Zip 78934 (Columbus, TX) is strongly conservative.
Colorado County, TX is very conservative. In Colorado County, TX 24.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colorado county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.9% to 24.3%.
Colorado county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78934 (Columbus, TX) is strongly conservative.
Columbus, Texas is strongly conservative.
Colorado County, Texas is very conservative.
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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.
Columbus, Texas: R R R R R R
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 78934 (Columbus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $2,027 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 172 contributions totaling $22,629 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)