Baird, Texas is a small city located in Callahan County. The area has a rich history as it was once an important stop along the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway. Today, Baird is home to around 2,500 citizens who are proud of their heritage and culture. The local government takes pride in creating policies that promote economic growth and support its residents. There has been a focus on providing quality public services such as education, public safety, healthcare, and transportation. Additionally, the town is focused on promoting businesses to attract new investment into the community while also protecting the environment from potential hazards or harm. In terms of politics, Baird is largely conservative with most of its representatives being Republican party members. Residents can look forward to voting in upcoming elections for both national and state races which will help shape the future of their beloved town.
The political climate in Baird, TX is strongly conservative.
Callahan County, TX is very conservative. In Callahan County, TX 10.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Callahan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.9% to 10.7%.
Callahan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Baird, TX is strongly conservative.
Callahan County, Texas is very conservative.
Abilene 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.
Baird, 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 Baird, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $515 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $12,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $348 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)