Menard, TX is a small Texas town located in the heart of the Hill Country. The town has a long history as a home to ranchers and oilmen, and it continues to remain rural and tight-knit. Menard is part of the larger Tom Green County, and its politics mirror those of the county. The elections are usually non-partisan, although most candidates tend to hold conservative views. Issues that are important to residents include economic development, educational funding, healthcare access, environmental protection, and maintaining a strong sense of community. Local political candidates will often bring up these issues when campaigning in order to appeal to voters. Overall, Menard residents feel that their local government does a good job of representing them and taking into account their needs and concerns.
The political climate in Menard, TX is strongly conservative.
Menard County, TX is very conservative. In Menard County, TX 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Menard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.1% to 19.2%.
Menard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Menard, TX is strongly conservative.
Menard County, Texas 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.
Menard, 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 Menard, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $6,272 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)