Garrett, TX is a small town located in North Texas. Despite its size, there are many political activities that take place here. The government consists of a mayor and six city council members, each elected to two-year terms. Every year, residents of Garrett come together for the local elections to determine who will represent them in municipal government. The Mayor and City Council work together to pass laws and regulations that benefit the community as a whole. Additionally, they strive to ensure that all citizens have access to necessary services such as police protection, water and electric utilities, public transportation and more. Many organizations in Garrett also focus on advocating for social justice causes like immigration reform and economic security. There are also various volunteer opportunities available throughout the year for those looking to get involved in local politics or make a difference in their community.
The political climate in Garrett, TX is moderately conservative.
Ellis County, TX is very conservative. In Ellis County, TX 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ellis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.2%.
Ellis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garrett, TX is moderately conservative.
Ellis County, Texas is very conservative.
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.
Garrett, 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 Garrett, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 322 contributions totaling $13,345 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 334 contributions totaling $81,466 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)