Maypearl, TX is a small town located in Ellis County with a tight-knit community. The political atmosphere in the town is quite conservative and it has remained largely unchanged over the years. Its local government is composed of a mayor and four city council members who are elected by the citizens of the town every two years. The council members are responsible for making decisions on land use, taxation, construction projects, and other important matters. They also appoint citizens to serve on various committees such as the Planning and Zoning Commission, Parks and Recreation Board, and other boards that oversee programs for the city. Every election season brings out passionate debates among residents about how best to move Maypearl forward while respecting its traditional values. With strong support from local organizations like the Maypearl Chamber of Commerce, Maypearl remains a vibrant part of Ellis County politics.
The political climate in Maypearl, TX is strongly conservative.
Ellis County, TX is very conservative. In Ellis County, TX 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ellis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.2%.
Ellis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Maypearl, TX is strongly conservative.
Ellis 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.
Maypearl, 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 Maypearl, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 602 contributions totaling $35,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 259 contributions totaling $37,681 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)