In the city of Temple, TX, politics are often centered around local efforts to address the needs of its citizens. The city council is made up of elected representatives who work together to create policies and plans that benefit the community. They actively seek out residents’ opinions on various issues and strive to make Temple an even better place to live. In addition, the mayor serves as a liaison between citizens and their government and works to ensure that the city is running smoothly. Residents can also get involved in local politics by attending council meetings, joining committees or voting for political candidates during elections. No matter what role you play in politics, your voice can help shape the future of Temple.
The political climate in Temple, TX is leaning conservative.
Bell County, TX is somewhat conservative. In Bell County, TX 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bell county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 44.7%.
Bell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Temple, TX is leaning conservative.
Bell County, Texas is somewhat conservative.
Killeen-Temple Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Temple, 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 Temple, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,134 contributions totaling $425,747 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,325 contributions totaling $1,011,896 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)