El Campo, TX is a small town in Wharton County known for its friendly atmosphere and rural environment. It is governed by a mayor and five-member city council who work together to create the best possible living conditions for all citizens. All of the representatives are elected from within the city, giving local residents a say in their government. The current mayor is John Whitmire, and he has been in office since 2011. The city council works hard to promote public safety and ensure that there are quality amenities for all members of the community. They also work on initiatives focused on economic development and maintaining El Campo's unique appeal as a rural community. Through close collaboration between local government, businesses, religious organizations, and citizens, El Campo continues to be an attractive place to call home for generations to come.
The political climate in El Campo, TX is moderately conservative.
Wharton County, TX is very conservative. In Wharton County, TX 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wharton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 28.0%.
Wharton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
El Campo, TX is moderately conservative.
Wharton County, Texas is very conservative.
El Campo Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
El Campo, 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 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 El Campo, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $2,160 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 265 contributions totaling $41,212 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)