Hillcrest, TX is a small suburban town located in the southern part of the state. It has a rich history with strong political ties and a vibrant local community. The town's politics are largely centered around fiscal responsibility, local business development, environmental protection, and support for public education. Every few years mayoral elections are held to choose a leader who will represent the town's interests. In addition to the mayor, Hillcrest also has several city council members who work diligently to promote the best interests of the town. The City Council holds frequent meetings to discuss how to make Hillcrest an even better place to live and work. All residents are encouraged to participate in these meetings or contact their local elected officials with any questions or concerns they may have about local politics.
The political climate in Hillcrest, TX is somewhat conservative.
Brazoria County, TX is moderately conservative. In Brazoria County, TX 40.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brazoria county remained very strongly Republican, 58.3% to 40.2%.
Brazoria county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hillcrest, TX is somewhat conservative.
Brazoria County, Texas is moderately conservative.
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land 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.
Hillcrest, 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 Hillcrest, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,037 contributions totaling $42,518 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 464 contributions totaling $66,227 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)