Burke, TX is a small town in the Texas Hill Country located about an hour northwest of Austin. This tight-knit community is filled with passionate citizens who are committed to making their town a great place to live and work. The politics of Burke are led by a city council composed of five members who are elected by the residents of the town. These five council members work together to address issues facing the community such as infrastructure improvements, public safety, and economic development. The council also works with local businesses and organizations on matters ranging from education initiatives to environmental stewardship. Residents of Burke value strong leadership that is honest and accountable, so they make sure to participate in every election cycle. By taking active part in their government, the people of Burke ensure that their voices are heard and their needs met.
The political climate in Burke, TX is strongly conservative.
Angelina County, TX is very conservative. In Angelina County, TX 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Angelina county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.4%.
Angelina county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burke, TX is strongly conservative.
Angelina County, Texas is very conservative.
Lufkin Metro Area 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.
Burke, 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 Burke, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 192 contributions totaling $2,056 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $24,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $623 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)