Brownwood, Texas is a small city located in the western part of the state, and it has a rich political history. The city has seen numerous changes over the years that have shaped its identity into what it is today. On the local level, Brownwood is governed by a nonpartisan mayor-council form of government and members are elected to two-year terms. The current mayor is Stephen Haynes and he was elected in 2019. There are seven council members who are responsible for making decisions on issues such as public safety, economic development, and infrastructure. Furthermore, there are various boards and committees that provide advice on matters related to Brownwood's governance. In addition to local politics, Brownwood also participates in state elections as well as national ones with citizens voting for candidates from across party lines. Overall, Brownwood has an active political landscape that plays an important role in shaping the future of this small city.
The political climate in Brownwood, TX is moderately conservative.
Brown County, TX is very conservative. In Brown County, TX 13.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.8% to 13.2%.
Brown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brownwood, TX is moderately conservative.
Brown County, Texas is very conservative.
Brownwood 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.
Brownwood, 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 Brownwood, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 220 contributions totaling $24,152 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 488 contributions totaling $99,522 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)