Garfield, TX is a small town situated in the heart of Texas. Politically, the area is represented by local state politicians who are elected by the people of Garfield. These politicians work to ensure that the laws and regulations that govern Garfield are both fair and beneficial to all who live there. They also focus on advocating for local issues, such as infrastructure development, economic growth, and social services. The politics in Garfield are shaped by the concerns and values of its citizens; thus, it is important for candidates to have a clear understanding of their constituents’ needs in order to properly address them. As with most towns in Texas, politics in Garfield are dominated by conservative values and beliefs; however, progressive ideas do have some presence as well. Regardless of political ideology, though, residents can trust that their local politicians will always strive to put their best interest first.
The political climate in Garfield, TX is moderately liberal.
Travis County, TX is very liberal. In Travis County, TX 71.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Travis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.4% to 26.4%.
Travis county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garfield, TX is moderately liberal.
Travis County, Texas is very liberal.
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metro Area is strongly 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.
Garfield, Texas: r D D D D D
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 Garfield, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 817 contributions totaling $58,077 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 211 contributions totaling $34,701 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)