Bridgeport, Texas is a small town located in the northern part of the state. Its population is estimated to be around 8,000 people and it is known for its friendly atmosphere and diverse culture. Despite being a relatively small town, politics still plays an important role in Bridgeport as the local government is responsible for providing essential services such as education, healthcare, utilities and public safety. The mayor of Bridgeport is currently Mary Smith who was elected in 2018. She has been focused on improving educational opportunities and infrastructure projects that serve the community. Additionally, there are several city council members who represent different districts in Bridgeport. They are responsible for making sure that everyone's voices are heard on issues that affect their lives. Overall, politics in Bridgeport involve citizens engaging with each other to make sure that their needs are being met by their elected officials.
The political climate in Bridgeport, TX is moderately conservative.
Wise County, TX is very conservative. In Wise County, TX 15.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wise county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.5% to 15.4%.
Wise county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bridgeport, TX is moderately conservative.
Wise County, Texas is very conservative.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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.
Bridgeport, 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 Bridgeport, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $9,937 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $343 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $19,551 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)