The politics in 78257 San Antonio, TX are largely driven by the local population and their needs. Politicians in the area typically prioritize issues such as education, infrastructure, public safety and economic development. Recent political candidates have focused on increasing access to quality healthcare and improving public transportation in the area. Both major parties vie for votes from this diverse constituency on issues from taxes to immigration reform. Local elections often draw a lot of attention and generate much community involvement as citizens take part in deciding who will represent them in the local government.
The political climate in Zip 78257 (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 78257 (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 78257 (San Antonio)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 592 contributions totaling $345,078 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $583 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 672 contributions totaling $396,903 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $591 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)