Copperas Cove, TX is a vibrant city with a strong sense of community and political engagement. As the largest city in Coryell County, it has been home to numerous interesting political debates and initiatives. The local government is committed to providing citizens of Copperas Cove with an effective and efficient system of government that is both responsive to their needs and respectful of their rights. Every two years, residents are able to vote for mayor, council members, and other elected positions at the local level. Furthermore, Copperas Cove also actively participates in county-wide elections for district offices such as Attorney General, County Judge, Sheriff or Tax Assessor Collector. Political issues discussed in Copperas Cove often focus on quality of life matters such as public safety, economic growth, infrastructure improvements and educational opportunities. The City Council works closely with the Mayor to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to making decisions that affect the everyday lives of its citizens.
The political climate in Copperas Cove, TX is somewhat conservative.
Coryell County, TX is very conservative. In Coryell County, TX 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coryell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 32.2%.
Coryell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Copperas Cove, TX is somewhat conservative.
Coryell County, Texas is very conservative.
Killeen-Temple Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Copperas Cove, 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 Copperas Cove, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,049 contributions totaling $85,149 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,243 contributions totaling $173,844 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)