The politics in 78214 San Antonio, TX are heavily influenced by local and state laws and regulations. This area is incredibly diverse and has a variety of cultures that drive local politics. The main political parties represented are the Democratic Party, Republican Party, Libertarian Party, and Green Party. All of these political organizations are active in the 78214 San Antonio, TX area and work to support their chosen candidates in local elections. Many important issues within the community such as education, housing, infrastructure, public safety, healthcare, taxation, immigration policy, and more are discussed between city council members when they decide how to move forward with proposed ideas or initiatives. The population of 78214 is estimated to be around 15 thousand people according to the most recent census. This diverse population brings with it an array of different perspectives on how politics should be handled in the area. Therefore understanding the views of each individual within this community is essential for making informed decisions regarding local policy.
The political climate in Zip 78214 (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 78214 (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 78214 (San Antonio)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $34,278 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $571 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $3,621 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)