Miles, TX is a tight-knit community that prides itself on its local politics. The citizens of Miles actively participate in the political process and engage in meaningful conversations around important issues facing their city. Local elections are held every two years and involve candidates from both major political parties. Candidates must campaign to earn the trust of voters by discussing their platforms and visions for the future of Miles, TX. The people of Miles are passionate about their town and take great pride in their involvement with local government. They are committed to making sure that they elect the best representatives who will work hard to ensure that Miles remains a thriving, safe, and vibrant community for many years to come.
The political climate in Miles, TX is strongly conservative.
Runnels County, TX is very conservative. In Runnels County, TX 12.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Runnels county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.3% to 12.5%.
Runnels county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Miles, TX is strongly conservative.
Runnels 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.
Miles, 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 Miles, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $2,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $10,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $687 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)