Though Travis County and the greater Austin metro area continues to favor Democratic candidates, the Travis GOP has made significant gains in recent years. Following the Presidency of Ronald Reagan, the “Reagan Democrats” began to break ranks from what had become the party of FDR and the Kennedys and no longer the true “party of the South.” By the mid-1990s many counties began to “flip” from Southern Democrat to Republican, and by the end of the decade all statewide seats were held by the Texas GOP with a majority of counties solidly Republican. Democrats strengthened their support of increased federal regulations, burdensome mandates on businesses, higher taxes, and abortion rights from conception to birth. Republicans statewide won sporadic offices in the decades to follow, but did not become more prominent in Texas politics until the Democratic Party began to give way to increasingly liberal policies out-of-step with your average Texan. While our war-wounds were still healing during the Reconstruction Era, Democrats rose as the dominant political force in not only Travis County but everywhere else in Texas and throughout the South. Records from this period are difficult to come by and the county party’s early history is obscure. Following the War Between the States, the Republican Party of Travis County enjoyed an influential role in the process of re-aligning Texas with the North. The newly formed Republican Party favored the abolition of slavery, federalism, and other values Republicans continue to hold even today. The Travis GOP, being the official presence of the Grand Old Party (GOP) for the capital city of Texas, has origins just before the Civil War. Though the Travis County Republican Party may represent the red seed in “the blueberry in the tomato soup” currently, we’ve made our mark in the history of Austin and throughout Texas. We welcome you to join us, to get involved, and help us make a lasting impact for the future of our great community. We have strong representation in our executive committee, vibrant Republican clubs and auxiliaries, and loyal public service from among our elected officials with whom we share a close working relationship. We are solidly committed to growing the party. In doing so, the Travis County Republican Party (TCRP, or Travis GOP for short) stands for and actively promotes the conservative Principles of the Republican party - representing the best of time-honored Texas values here in the capital city of the Lone Star State. We are driven by one common objective: to elect more Republicans in Travis County and the greater Austin metro area.
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