Bell County, TX is a thriving county located in the heart of Texas. It is an area that prides itself on its rich culture and heritage. Politically, Bell County is part of the Republican-dominated conservative region of Texas. The county has a diverse range of representatives and advocates for different political ideologies. Community members are often involved in debates about local topics such as education, public safety, and other issues that affect the wellbeing of residents and businesses in the area. Local elections tend to be heated with both Democrats and Republicans vying for positions in the county’s government. In recent years, many candidates have run on platforms advocating for more investment in infrastructure projects, better access to healthcare, and increased support for small businesses. With regular elections occurring every two years, Bell County’s political landscape continues to be an important part of life in the area.
The political climate in 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
Bell County, TX 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.
Bell, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Bell County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,886 contributions totaling $390,837 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,733 contributions totaling $847,065 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)