Eldorado, TX is a small town located in the state of Texas. Politics are an important part of life in Eldorado as they shape the policies and laws that affect all its citizens. The current mayor of Eldorado is Joe Johnson and he has been in office since 1999. The town council is composed of six members who work together to make decisions for the community. Every two years, local elections are held for mayor, city council, and other local offices. During these elections, candidates campaign on platforms that address issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety, and environmental conservation. The residents of Eldorado take part in active political discourse to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions that affect their lives.
The political climate in Eldorado, TX is moderately conservative.
Schleicher County, TX is very conservative. In Schleicher County, TX 18.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schleicher county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.1% to 18.2%.
Schleicher county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eldorado, TX is moderately conservative.
Schleicher 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.
Eldorado, 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 Eldorado, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 136 contributions totaling $24,246 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $11,302 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)