Sutherland Springs, TX (78161) is a rural town that is part of Wilson County and is known for its rich history. The majority of the population in Sutherland Springs are politically conservative-leaning with most voting Republican in elections. There are several local politicians who represent the area, including Representative John Kuempel, Senator Judith Zaffirini, and Congressman Henry Cuellar. These representatives work hard to create legislation that benefits Sutherland Springs residents and ensure their voices are heard at the state level. Additionally, there are several organizations within the town itself that focus on community issues such as volunteerism, education, law enforcement initiatives, and more. People in Sutherland Springs take great pride in their politics and continue to strive to make their town a better place to live.
The political climate in Zip 78161 (Sutherland Springs, TX) is very conservative.
Wilson County, TX is very conservative. In Wilson County, TX 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.8% to 25.4%.
Wilson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78161 (Sutherland Springs, TX) is very conservative.
Sutherland Springs, Texas is very conservative.
Wilson County, Texas is very conservative.
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.
Sutherland Springs, 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 78161 (Sutherland Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $1,784 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)