Bertram, TX is a small town located in Central Texas. While it is not known for its political activism, the local government of Bertram is active in the community. The City Council meets regularly to discuss and develop strategies to improve the quality of life for its citizens. Residents have the opportunity to voice their opinions through initiatives like public hearings and surveys. Local officials also host events and activities throughout the year that help build civic engagement within the community. Most notably, Bertram has seen a surge in volunteerism as citizens become more involved in their local government. This increased participation has helped create an atmosphere of collaboration and cooperation between residents and elected officials that have contributed to making positive changes in the town.
The political climate in Bertram, TX is strongly conservative.
Burnet County, TX is very conservative. In Burnet County, TX 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burnet county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.9% to 22.8%.
Burnet county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bertram, TX is strongly conservative.
Burnet County, Texas 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.
Bertram, 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 Bertram, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 350 contributions totaling $16,309 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $36,117 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $463 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)