Granite Shoals, TX is a small city located in Burnet County with a resident population of 5,036 as of 2018. The city's political climate is vibrant and active, with several positions up for election in 2021. Residents of Granite Shoals have the opportunity to vote for individuals running for City Council Members (3 positions), Mayor, and Municipal Court Judge in the upcoming election. Candidates are associated with both major and minor political parties, providing residents of Granite Shoals with a variety of choices when it comes to selecting their local representatives. Additionally, residents also have the chance to voice their opinions through other forms of community participation such as attending local town hall meetings or participating in civic organizations. The citizens of Granite Shoals take pride in having an engaged and involved political atmosphere that allows them to make decisions that will shape the future direction of their city.
The political climate in Granite Shoals, TX is moderately conservative.
Burnet County, TX is very conservative. In Burnet County, TX 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burnet county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.9% to 22.8%.
Burnet county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Granite Shoals, TX is moderately conservative.
Burnet 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.
Granite Shoals, 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 Granite Shoals, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,058 contributions totaling $103,598 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 611 contributions totaling $217,897 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)