Angleton, TX is a vibrant city with a rich political history. The city is served by both state and local governing bodies that work together to ensure that the needs of the community are met. At the local level, Angleton's government consists of a Mayor-Council government structure with five Council Members who represent all parts of the city in various areas such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure, recreation, and housing. The City Council meets regularly to discuss issues related to Angleton's growth and progress. They also help create policies that will improve the quality of life for its citizens. The Mayor also works closely with other elected officials in Brazoria County in order to create effective relationships between the county and Angleton as a whole. Additionally, members of Congress from Texas' 14th Congressional District represent Angleton in Washington D.C., influencing decisions affecting our city on a national level. Ultimately, politics in Angleton focuses on creating solutions that benefit everyone living in our city while aiming for progress and growth within our community.
The political climate in Angleton, TX is somewhat 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
Angleton, TX is somewhat 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.
Angleton, 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 Angleton, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 540 contributions totaling $31,550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 520 contributions totaling $52,280 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)