The politics in 78620 Dripping Springs, TX are largely centered around the town's commitment to maintaining its rural identity while fostering economic growth. Dripping Springs is a rapidly growing community, but local residents and government are committed to preserving their small-town feel. The city council of Dripping Springs works diligently to ensure that the community maintains its characteristic charm while providing opportunities for economic expansion. When it comes to elections, the City of Dripping Springs typically elects local candidates who support these goals and pledges to keep taxes low and public services high. Additionally, candidates often discuss ways to bring new businesses into the area without sacrificing the integrity of the town鈥檚 natural environment or changing its rural character.
The political climate in Zip 78620 (Dripping Springs, 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 78620 (Dripping Springs, TX) is leaning liberal.
Dripping Springs, 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.
Dripping Springs, 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 78620 (Dripping Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,096 contributions totaling $200,066 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 616 contributions totaling $961,747 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,561 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)