Sweeny, TX is a small town located in Brazoria County with a population of roughly 3,800 people. It is an agricultural and oil-producing community that is recognized for its family-friendly atmosphere and strong sense of pride in its local culture. The area also has a vibrant political landscape, with numerous elections held each year to decide the leadership of the city government. Every two years residents of Sweeny take part in municipal elections to elect members of the City Council and Mayor, as well as members of other important boards and commissions. In recent years there have been several hotly contested races for these positions, but despite differing opinions among candidates on issues such as taxes or development projects, all candidates share a commitment to improving the quality of life for everyone living in Sweeny.
The political climate in Sweeny, TX is somewhat conservative.
Brazoria County, TX is moderately conservative. In Brazoria County, TX 40.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brazoria county remained very strongly Republican, 58.3% to 40.2%.
Brazoria county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sweeny, TX is somewhat conservative.
Brazoria County, Texas is moderately conservative.
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land 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.
Sweeny, 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 Sweeny, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $5,829 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $15,846 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)