Westminster, TX is a small city located in Texas with a population of 2,071 according to the 2019 estimate. The city of Westminster is part of the larger Collin County and is within easy access to both Dallas and Fort Worth. Politics in Westminster are handled primarily by the local government which consists of an elected Mayor and four City Council Members who serve two year terms. The Mayor and Council make up the City Council and are responsible for providing oversight to municipal services, such as public safety, infrastructure development, zoning regulations, and taxation. They also oversee the budgeting process as well as various other duties. Residents of Westminster are encouraged to stay informed on upcoming political issues by attending city council meetings or keeping up-to-date via their website. Additionally, citizens are able to engage with local politics by voting in both local and state elections or running for office themselves.
The political climate in Westminster, TX is somewhat conservative.
Collin County, TX is leaning conservative. In Collin County, TX 46.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Collin county remained Republican, 51.3% to 46.9%.
Collin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westminster, TX is somewhat conservative.
Collin County, Texas is leaning conservative.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Area is leaning 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.
Westminster, 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 Westminster, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $3,813 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 168 contributions totaling $43,822 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)