Kemah, TX is a small city located on the Texas Gulf Coast, just south of Houston. It is home to a diverse population of around 2,330 residents. Its political landscape has been shaped by its unique local history and culture. The city council consists of five elected members who make decisions in the best interest of the community. Kemah also participates in county-level politics including Republican and Democratic primary elections, general elections, and special referendums. Additionally, various local organizations hold events throughout the year to inspire voter engagement within the community. Overall, Kemah's politics reflect the values of its citizens and are driven by a commitment to progress and transparency for all.
The political climate in Kemah, TX is somewhat conservative.
Galveston County, TX is moderately conservative. In Galveston County, TX 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Galveston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.9%.
Galveston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kemah, TX is somewhat conservative.
Galveston 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.
Kemah, 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 Kemah, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 980 contributions totaling $92,056 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 582 contributions totaling $208,758 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $359 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)