Universal City, TX is an area in Bexar County with a population of around 20,000 people. The city is represented by local politicians such as the Mayor, Council Members, and more. These elected officials work hard to ensure that the needs of the community are met and that all residents feel safe and secure. All city officials strive to maintain high standards in the quality of life for all residents. The city council meets regularly to discuss initiatives and projects that will positively impact their constituents. In addition, the city works hard to protect its citizens by providing police services and other emergency services when needed. Universal City also focuses on economic growth with projects such as business parks, technology parks, and cultural attractions such as museums and art galleries. Through these initiatives, the city aims to drive development within its community and create a vibrant atmosphere for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Zip 78148 (Universal City, 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 78148 (Universal City, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Universal City, 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.
Universal City, 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 78148 (Universal City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 871 contributions totaling $38,432 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 402 contributions totaling $45,339 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)