The city of Ames, TX is a vibrant and diverse small town located in the heart of Texas. It is home to friendly people and unique attractions that draw visitors from near and far. Politically, Ames has traditionally been a conservative stronghold with most residents voting for Republican candidates in local elections. Despite this, there has been increasing interest in liberal policies as well as candidates in recent years representing both major parties. Residents are passionate about issues such as economic development, public education, health care reform, and tax relief. With a commitment to its citizens, Ames is actively engaged in creating an inclusive community for all members of society.
The political climate in Ames, TX is strongly conservative.
Liberty County, TX is very conservative. In Liberty County, TX 19.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Liberty county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 19.7%.
Liberty county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ames, TX is strongly conservative.
Liberty County, Texas is very conservative.
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land 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.
Ames, 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 Ames, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 393 contributions totaling $18,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $30,416 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)