Brownfield, TX is a small town located in Terry County with a population of around 8,200 people. Despite its small size, the town has an active political presence and is home to many local politicians. Brownfield residents have consistently elected candidates from both major political parties for various posts. Recent mayors have been Republicans Bill Summers and Tom Hogan, while the current mayor is Democrat Ray Trevino. The city council is also comprised of individuals from both major parties that work together to ensure the best government for the citizens of Brownfield. Local elections often draw large numbers of voters who are eager to participate in their community's political process.
The political climate in Brownfield, TX is moderately conservative.
Terry County, TX is very conservative. In Terry County, TX 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Terry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 21.0%.
Terry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brownfield, TX is moderately conservative.
Terry 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.
Brownfield, 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 Brownfield, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $5,830 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $648 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 154 contributions totaling $46,657 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)