Mineral Wells, TX is a small city located in the northern part of the state. It has a thriving economy and a vibrant culture. The city is home to many different political organizations, including the local Republican and Democratic parties. Local elections are held annually for mayor, city council members, and other positions. Residents have the opportunity to get involved in politics by attending local meetings or volunteering with campaigns. Civic engagement is an important part of life in Mineral Wells, and people have plenty of options to get involved in their community and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Mineral Wells, TX is moderately conservative.
Palo Pinto County, TX is very conservative. In Palo Pinto County, TX 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Palo Pinto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.5% to 17.4%.
Palo Pinto county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mineral Wells, TX is moderately conservative.
Palo Pinto County, Texas is very conservative.
Mineral Wells Metro Area 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.
Mineral Wells, 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 Mineral Wells, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 392 contributions totaling $26,951 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 719 contributions totaling $119,517 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)