Kurten, TX is a small town located in Bryan county. It is an area that prides itself on its strong sense of community and local politics are often well-attended. The mayor of Kurten, TX is Mary Jones and the city council consists of five members. Elections for local political office are held every two years in Kurten and candidates from both sides of the aisle can be found running for these positions. The citizens of Kurten take their civic duties seriously and show up to the polls in droves to cast their ballots for the candidate they feel will best serve their community. The town has seen significant growth over the past few decades, leading to new development and a vibrant atmosphere. With a bustling population eager to have its voices heard, politics in Kurten remains an integral part of this quaint Texas town.
The political climate in Kurten, TX is moderately conservative.
Brazos County, TX is somewhat conservative. In Brazos County, TX 41.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brazos county remained strongly Republican, 55.7% to 41.4%.
Brazos county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kurten, TX is moderately conservative.
Brazos County, Texas is somewhat conservative.
College Station-Bryan Metro Area is moderately 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.
Kurten, 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 Kurten, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 285 contributions totaling $20,830 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 204 contributions totaling $64,522 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $316 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)