Fort Bend County, TX is a vibrant and growing county located in the southeastern region of Texas. It is home to an estimated 811,688 residents, making it the fifth most populous county in the state. The county has a strong economy based on a variety of industries such as oil and gas, healthcare, and education. In addition to these major industries, the county also boasts numerous small businesses that serve local communities. Politics is an important aspect of life in Fort Bend County. The county's Executive Office works to provide effective and efficient services for its citizens while its Board of Commissioners sets policies regarding taxation, zoning regulations, public health initiatives, and other issues affecting Fort Bend County residents. Local representatives on the state level are tasked with passing laws that will benefit their constituents at both the state and local levels. Participation in local politics is essential for keeping up with current events while contributing to the development of our community by voicing opinions on important matters that affect us all.
The political climate in Fort Bend County, TX is somewhat liberal.
In Fort Bend County, TX 54.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fort Bend county remained strongly Democratic, 54.6% to 44.0%.
Fort Bend county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Bend County, TX 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.
Fort Bend, Texas: R R r r 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 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 Fort Bend County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22,154 contributions totaling $3,105,680 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12,138 contributions totaling $3,888,737 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)