Murphy, TX is a small town located in Collin County. It is known for its friendly community and small-town charm. The local politics of Murphy are centered around the city council, which is composed of seven members who serve two-year terms. The council makes decisions on behalf of the citizens of Murphy, ranging from new business development to infrastructure improvements. Members of the city council are elected by residents in the area and include individuals from different backgrounds and perspectives. There are no local political candidates at this time as all positions have been filled until the next election cycle. Overall, local politics in Murphy focuses on the well-being of citizens and making sure their voices are heard in decision-making processes.
The political climate in Murphy, TX is somewhat conservative.
Collin County, TX is leaning conservative. In Collin County, TX 46.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Collin county remained Republican, 51.3% to 46.9%.
Collin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Murphy, TX is somewhat conservative.
Collin County, Texas is leaning conservative.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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.
Murphy, 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 Murphy, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,976 contributions totaling $272,963 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,934 contributions totaling $495,703 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)