Salado, TX is a small town located in Bell County that is known for its historic downtown, outdoor activities, and picturesque wildlife. The politics of Salado are reflective of the preferences of the those who live here. There are currently two major political parties represented in Salado: Republican and Democrat. In general, most people here tend to lean towards conservative ideals. The local government consists of a mayor and city council members who are elected by the citizens every 4 years. All local issues such as taxes, education, infrastructure initiatives and ordinances are discussed and voted on within these parameters. There are also several other organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce that help shape the political environment in Salado.
The political climate in Salado, TX is somewhat conservative.
Bell County, TX is somewhat conservative. In Bell County, TX 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bell county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 44.7%.
Bell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salado, TX is somewhat conservative.
Bell County, Texas is somewhat conservative.
Killeen-Temple Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Salado, 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 Salado, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 408 contributions totaling $51,283 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 356 contributions totaling $140,494 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $395 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)