Butterfield, TX is a small town located in the state of Texas. Although it is a relatively small community, the people of Butterfield have an invested interest in their local politics. Many residents regularly attend city council meetings and other public forums to stay informed on matters that are relevant to the town and its citizens. In addition, many individuals take part in grassroots movements to voice their opinions on important issues such as zoning regulations or tax increases. While Butterfield does not have any local candidates running for political office, they still engage with their representatives at the state and federal level to ensure that their voices are heard. Residents of Butterfield are passionate about having their needs addressed and strive to make sure that their local government is representing them in the best way possible.
The political climate in Butterfield, TX is strongly liberal.
El Paso County, TX is very liberal. In El Paso County, TX 66.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, El Paso county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.7% to 31.6%.
El Paso county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Butterfield, TX is strongly liberal.
El Paso County, Texas is very liberal.
El Paso Metro Area is very 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.
Butterfield, Texas: D D D D D D
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 Butterfield, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 546 contributions totaling $77,566 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $70,622 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $604 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)