Weir, TX is a small town with a population of less than 500 people. Despite its size, the town is home to an active political scene. Every election season, the citizens of Weir come together to debate and discuss local issues that affect their lives. Even though the population of Weir is small, the people who live here make sure that their voices are heard and their concerns are taken into account when it comes to local politics. From debating candidates for mayor to discussing tax initiatives, Weir is always looking forward to having a say in how things are run in their community.
The political climate in Weir, TX is somewhat conservative.
Williamson County, TX is leaning liberal. In Williamson County, TX 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williamson county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.2%.
Williamson county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Weir, TX is somewhat conservative.
Williamson County, Texas is leaning liberal.
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metro Area is strongly 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.
Weir, Texas: R R R R r d
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 Weir, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 915 contributions totaling $69,469 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 323 contributions totaling $78,768 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)