The politics in 78238 San Antonio, TX are largely represented by members of the Democratic party. This is due to the fact that this area has a large population of Latino and Hispanic Americans, who tend to lean heavily Democratic in their voting preferences. In the 2020 elections, 78238 San Antonio sent Democrat Henry Cuellar to congress. Additionally, Betty Martinez serves as 78238's representative on the Bexar County Commissioner Court, which focuses on issues such as road construction and public health policy. Residents of 78238 have also been vocal about their support for measures such as the Dream Act, which provides a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. These efforts have been led by local organizations such as RAICES Texas and Nuestra Palabra. Overall, it is clear that the people of 78238 are deeply invested in politics that promote social justice and equity for all.
The political climate in Zip 78238 (San Antonio, TX) is somewhat 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 78238 (San Antonio, TX) is somewhat liberal.
San Antonio, Texas is somewhat 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 78238 (San Antonio)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 413 contributions totaling $25,272 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $15,360 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)