The politics of Farmers Branch, TX are heavily influenced by the local community. Citizens in the area take active roles in advocating for policies that improve the quality of life for residents and businesses alike. Locally elected officials strive to represent their constituents’ interests and ensure that decisions made are reflective of the needs of the population. With a commitment to fiscal responsibility, transparency, and sustainability, these leaders work hard to ensure that Farmers Branch remains a great place to live and work. Residents are encouraged to stay informed on current issues while also exercising their right to vote in elections at both state and federal levels.
The political climate in Farmers Branch, TX is moderately liberal.
Dallas County, TX is strongly liberal. In Dallas County, TX 64.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dallas county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.9% to 33.3%.
Dallas county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Farmers Branch, TX is moderately liberal.
Dallas County, Texas is strongly liberal.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Area is leaning 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.
Farmers Branch, Texas: r r 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 Farmers Branch, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,648 contributions totaling $3,945,935 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $312 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,621 contributions totaling $7,197,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)