Politics in 78624 Fredericksburg, TX are heavily influenced by the local population and their beliefs. The area is largely comprised of small towns and rural ranches that feature a strong sense of community. This is reflected in how the local residents vote and who they choose to represent them politically at both the state and federal level. At the federal level, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett has represented this district since 1995. He is a Democrat who focuses on issues such as healthcare, education, jobs, economic development, immigration reform, consumer protection and environmental conservation. At the state level, Texas House District 53 is represented by Republicans Brad Buckley and Kyle Biedermann while Texas Senate District 24 is represented by Republican Dawn Buckingham. Residents of Fredericksburg have consistently voted for candidates based on their stances on these important topics of concern to its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 78624 (Fredericksburg, TX) is very conservative.
Gillespie County, TX is very conservative. In Gillespie County, TX 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gillespie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.0% to 20.0%.
Gillespie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78624 (Fredericksburg, TX) is very conservative.
Fredericksburg, Texas is very conservative.
Gillespie County, Texas is very conservative.
Fredericksburg Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Fredericksburg, 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 78624 (Fredericksburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,368 contributions totaling $109,742 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,344 contributions totaling $289,264 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)