McLean, Texas is a small town located in the Texas Panhandle. It has a population of about 780 people and is part of Gray County. The local politics in McLean are overseen by the Mayor and City Council. The City Council consists of a Mayor, three Aldermen and two Trustees. All five positions are elected every two years and the Mayor serves as the presiding officer. The City Council makes decisions regarding city infrastructure, public safety, and zoning regulations that affect all residents of McLean. They also approve budgets for operating expenses and capital improvements projects within the city limits. Additionally, they are responsible for approving contracts with private entities that provide services to citizens or businesses within the municipality. Overall, the local political landscape in McLean is governed by these elected officials who strive to meet the needs of its citizens while promoting growth within their community.
The political climate in McLean, TX is strongly conservative.
Gray County, TX is very conservative. In Gray County, TX 10.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gray county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.9% to 10.7%.
Gray county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McLean, TX is strongly conservative.
Gray County, Texas is very conservative.
Pampa Metro Area 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.
McLean, 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 McLean, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $36 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $7 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $6,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)