The city of Alvin, TX is a vibrant and growing community that is served by a dedicated local government. The City Council, comprised of five members, is responsible for setting policy and making decisions on behalf of the citizens. They are elected to three-year terms by a majority vote of the residents. Additionally, there are several local offices including Mayor, City Controller, City Marshal, and Chief of Police which are appointed by the City Council. The City Council also works closely with county and state representatives to ensure that Alvin's unique needs are addressed in both levels of government. Community involvement plays an important role in Alvin's political landscape as well, with active citizens engaging in discussions about important issues facing their community. With its focus on local issues and wide range of initiatives for improvement, Alvin is well-positioned to continue its trend of growth and success.
The political climate in Alvin, TX is leaning conservative.
Brazoria County, TX is moderately conservative. In Brazoria County, TX 40.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brazoria county remained very strongly Republican, 58.3% to 40.2%.
Brazoria county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alvin, TX is leaning conservative.
Brazoria County, Texas is moderately conservative.
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.
Alvin, 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 Alvin, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,235 contributions totaling $562,977 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,788 contributions totaling $413,771 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)