Richmond, TX is a small city located in the Greater Houston area of Texas. The city has a strong base of support from both local and federal politicians and has developed into a thriving community. The current mayor, Mayor Hilmar Moore, was elected to office in 2017 and is committed to promoting economic development for businesses, creating jobs, managing growth responsibly, and improving city infrastructure. He has shown his dedication to the citizens of Richmond by organizing various public events including the annual Fourth of July Festival. Additionally, he has worked with state legislators on legislation related to environmental protection and budget issues. The City Council of Richmond consists of seven members who are responsible for overseeing policy implementation and providing guidance on various initiatives. They work closely with local residents and business owners to ensure that everyone’s voices are heard in regards to any decisions that are made by the City Council. In addition, they also collaborate with county commissioners in order to focus on regional issues such as transportation planning and public safety. Overall, it is clear that there is a strong political presence in Richmond that works hard to ensure the best quality of life for its citizens.
The political climate in Richmond, TX is somewhat liberal.
Fort Bend County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Fort Bend County, TX 54.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fort Bend county remained strongly Democratic, 54.6% to 44.0%.
Fort Bend county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richmond, TX is somewhat liberal.
Fort Bend County, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land 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.
Richmond, Texas: R R r r 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 Richmond, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,802 contributions totaling $1,510,657 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7,037 contributions totaling $2,398,721 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)