Burnet, TX is a small city in the Hill Country region of Texas, with a population of 6,788 as of 2019. It is home to numerous businesses and attractions, making it a popular destination for tourists and residents alike. The city also has an active political scene, with a variety of organizations working to promote their interests in local politics. These include the Burnet County Republican Party, the Burnet County Democratic Party, and several other groups that deliver services to citizens. Local elections involve candidates running for offices such as county judge or county commissioner. Candidates typically campaign on issues such as taxation, economic development, education and more. Additionally there are various federal representatives who represent the region at the state level. All in all Burnet offers a vibrant political environment where citizens can get involved to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Burnet, TX is strongly conservative.
Burnet County, TX is very conservative. In Burnet County, TX 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burnet county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.9% to 22.8%.
Burnet county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burnet, TX is strongly conservative.
Burnet County, Texas 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.
Burnet, 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 Burnet, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 598 contributions totaling $31,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 453 contributions totaling $98,928 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)