Baylor, TX County is a vibrant and diverse community, with a long history of political involvement. The county is home to several different local organizations and parties, all of which actively advocate for the needs of citizens in their respective counties. Residents of Baylor County are passionate about their beliefs and opinions and often take part in public forums to discuss the latest challenges facing the area. The county also holds frequent elections for local offices such as sheriff, district attorney, county judge, commissioner’s court, state representatives, etc., allowing residents to cast their ballot for candidates that best represent their interests. Local candidates often come from various backgrounds and ideologies making it easy for voters to find someone who shares their values. All in all, politics in Baylor County is an essential part of life here and will remain so for generations to come.
The political climate in Baylor County, TX is very conservative.
In Baylor County, TX 10.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baylor county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.8% to 10.8%.
Baylor county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Baylor County, TX is very conservative.
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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.
Baylor, 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 Baylor County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $2,424 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)