Bryan, Texas is a city of around 84,000 people located in Brazos County. It is the county seat of Brazos and has been a hub of government activities since its founding in 1821. The local political scene in Bryan consists primarily of non-partisan positions such as mayor, city council, school board trustee and other appointed positions. Most of these offices are filled by elected officials who have the responsibility to ensure that laws are enacted and enforced in a fair way for the benefit of all citizens within their jurisdiction. The Mayor and City Council members work together to determine how to best allocate resources and address issues within the community. In addition, committees comprised of members from both parties are often formed to explore solutions for complex issues facing Bryan residents. As with most local governments, there is an emphasis on public engagement and transparency so that citizens can stay informed about what is happening in their city.
The political climate in Bryan, TX is leaning conservative.
Brazos County, TX is somewhat conservative. In Brazos County, TX 41.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brazos county remained strongly Republican, 55.7% to 41.4%.
Brazos county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bryan, TX is leaning conservative.
Brazos County, Texas is somewhat conservative.
College Station-Bryan Metro Area is moderately 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.
Bryan, 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 Bryan, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,954 contributions totaling $1,107,362 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8,379 contributions totaling $2,067,667 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)