Keene, Texas is a small town located in Johnson County. It has a unique political landscape with a variety of conservative and progressive views. As the local elections approach, there are many candidates running for office in this small community. Local voters will have the opportunity to make their voices heard by choosing between representatives from a diverse set of backgrounds and ideologies. Issues at the forefront of the election include infrastructure improvement, public safety, and economic development. Every candidate brings an individual set of values to the table, so it is important for residents to stay informed about who they are voting for and why in order to make an informed decision heading into the polls.
The political climate in Keene, TX is moderately conservative.
Johnson County, TX is very conservative. In Johnson County, TX 22.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.9% to 22.9%.
Johnson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Keene, TX is moderately conservative.
Johnson County, Texas is very 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.
Keene, 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 Keene, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 513 contributions totaling $24,276 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 607 contributions totaling $54,103 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)