Bells, TX is a small town located in the heart of Texas. The town is governed by a mayor and five-member city council. The mayor holds executive powers over the city and is responsible for enacting policies and legislation that benefit the citizens of Bells. The city council has legislative authority, and consists of two members elected from each of the three wards in the city. Every four years, Bells residents vote on who will serve as Mayor and City Councilmembers. For each election, candidates are selected based on their qualifications and experience to best serve the needs of their constituents. Candidates typically discuss their visions for Bells during public forums and in debates. They also engage with local citizens through door-to-door campaigning or hosting events to gain support from potential voters. Residents of Bells have an important responsibility when it comes to electing their leaders; they must ensure that they select someone who will fight for what's best for the community.
The political climate in Bells, TX is strongly conservative.
Grayson County, TX is very conservative. In Grayson County, TX 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grayson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.4%.
Grayson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bells, TX is strongly conservative.
Grayson County, Texas is very conservative.
Sherman-Denison 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.
Bells, 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 Bells, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)