Barrett, TX is a small town located in Texas with a rich history and vibrant culture. Despite its small size, the town of Barrett has an active political landscape. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and city council seats, as well as for school board members. The local government is responsible for making decisions that affect the community and ensuring that the needs of the citizens are met. Residents of Barrett take pride in being actively involved in their local politics, attending town hall meetings to make sure their voices are heard. In addition, many residents volunteer their time to work on campaigns, providing guidance and support to candidates who want to make a difference in their community.
The political climate in Barrett, TX is somewhat liberal.
Harris County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Harris County, TX 55.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harris county remained strongly Democratic, 55.9% to 42.7%.
Harris county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Barrett, TX is somewhat liberal.
Harris County, Texas is somewhat liberal.
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.
Barrett, Texas: R R d d D D
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 Barrett, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 185 contributions totaling $19,983 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 560 contributions totaling $74,703 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)