Brazos County, Texas is a county located in the east-central part of the state. It is home to an array of diverse communities that have a long history of political and civic engagement. The county seat is Bryan, and its major cities include College Station, Navasota, and Caldwell. The politics in Brazos County are quite diverse, with both Democratic and Republican candidates vying for offices at the local, state, and national level every election cycle. Residents of Brazos County often have differing opinions on various issues, making it quite difficult for any one candidate or platform to be successful. As a result of this vibrant political diversity, locals have a strong sense of civic duty and pride in their county. In every election cycle residents volunteer their time to discuss issues with each other and support candidates they believe will best represent their interests.
The political climate in Brazos County, TX is somewhat conservative.
In Brazos County, TX 41.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brazos county remained strongly Republican, 55.7% to 41.4%.
Brazos county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brazos County, TX is somewhat conservative.
College Station-Bryan Metro Area is moderately 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.
Brazos, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Brazos County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,256 contributions totaling $495,013 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,193 contributions totaling $788,567 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)