Bee Cave, TX is a small town located in central Texas with a population of around 11,000 people. The city is governed by a mayor and six City Council Members who are elected to two-year terms. Local elections are held every May to determine the mayor and council members for the upcoming two year period. The Town Council meets monthly to discuss issues ranging from budgeting and taxation to zoning changes and development projects. Residents of Bee Cave can be involved in local politics by attending meetings, voting in local elections, and engaging with their elected officials through email or social media. By being active citizens, residents can help shape decisions that affect their community and ensure that Bee Cave remains a vibrant place to live and work.
The Political Climate in Bee Cave, TX is Somewhat liberal.
Travis County, TX is Very liberal. In Travis County, TX 71.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Travis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.4% to 26.4%.
Travis county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000
The BestPlaces Liberal/Conservative Index
Bee Cave, TX is Somewhat liberal
Travis County, Texas is Very liberal.
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metro Area is Strongly 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.
Bee Cave, Texas: r D 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Bee Cave, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,088 contributions totaling $886,084 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,718 contributions totaling $1,027,718 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $378 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)