The politics in 78213 San Antonio, TX are diverse and multi-faceted. As one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, San Antonio has seen an influx of people from all over the country leading to a diverse mix of political beliefs and opinions among its citizens. The city is served by two major political parties, the Republican and Democratic parties, which are supported by local candidates who have been working hard to meet the needs of their constituents. In addition to these two major parties, there are also a number of smaller third-party organizations that support various causes and interests throughout the city. Through their work, local politicians strive to make 78213 San Antonio a better place for its citizens by focusing on issues such as infrastructure, education, public safety, economic development and job creation. As with most major cities across the country, San Antonio residents take part in elections regularly to ensure their voices have a say in who they believe will best serve them.
The political climate in Zip 78213 (San Antonio, TX) is moderately liberal.
Bexar County, TX is moderately liberal. In Bexar County, TX 58.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bexar county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.2% to 40.1%.
Bexar county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78213 (San Antonio, TX) is moderately liberal.
San Antonio, Texas is moderately liberal.
Bexar County, Texas is moderately liberal.
San Antonio-New Braunfels Metro Area is leaning 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.
San Antonio, Texas: r R 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 78213 (San Antonio)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,656 contributions totaling $225,474 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 648 contributions totaling $231,949 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $358 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)