Silverton, TX is a small farming town located in the heart of Texas. The people of Silverton take great pride in their local politics and are passionate about protecting the values that make their community so special. Throughout the years Silverton has taken important steps to ensure that it remains an inclusive place where everyone can feel safe and respected. Local political initiatives have included implementing zoning laws that preserve the rural atmosphere of Silverton, responding to citizen input on major issues within the town, and emphasizing responsible stewardship of natural resources. With a large population of farmers and ranchers, Silverton's political representatives strive to protect the livelihoods of those who live there by supporting policies that benefit agricultural businesses. Additionally, every year numerous candidates from both parties run for office in order to ensure that all citizens have a voice in how their town is managed. By taking part in local politics through voting and participating in public meetings, members of the Silverton community can help shape its future for generations to come.
The political climate in Silverton, TX is strongly conservative.
Briscoe County, TX is very conservative. In Briscoe County, TX 10.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Briscoe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.1% to 10.8%.
Briscoe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Silverton, TX is strongly conservative.
Briscoe County, Texas 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.
Silverton, 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 Silverton, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,726 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)