Lorena, TX is a small town located in Central Texas. It is known for its friendly people and peaceful atmosphere. The city has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being elected at large by all citizens of Lorena and the five council members being elected from each of the five wards in the town. With fewer than 2500 residents, Lorena's politics tend to be less contentious than those in larger cities, as citizens are focused on local issues that directly affect them such as taxes, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development. Over the past decade, the city has seen steady growth due to increased infrastructure investment and business development. Although there is no major political divide within Lorena's population, there are still many passionate residents who take part in local elections and debates about important topics affecting their community.
The political climate in Lorena, TX is moderately conservative.
McLennan County, TX is moderately conservative. In McLennan County, TX 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McLennan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 37.5%.
McLennan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lorena, TX is moderately conservative.
McLennan County, Texas is moderately conservative.
Waco Metro Area is strongly 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.
Lorena, 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 Lorena, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 118 contributions totaling $5,954 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 223 contributions totaling $27,564 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)