Milam County is located in central Texas and is a rural county with a population of around 24,000. Despite its small size, Milam County has a vibrant political atmosphere with a wide range of candidates running for various offices. Although the county has no major political parties, there are several positions filled by independent individuals who are committed to making their county better. The county is served by local government representatives such as the County Judge and Commissioners Court, as well as state representatives who serve in the Texas Legislature. Furthermore, the county is home to many city councils and boards that oversee local issues such as zoning, development, and public safety. Milam County residents are encouraged to stay active in politics by voting in elections or participating in local campaigns.
The political climate in Milam County, TX is very conservative.
In Milam County, TX 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Milam county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 23.6%.
Milam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Milam 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.
Milam, 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 Milam County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 361 contributions totaling $27,399 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 355 contributions totaling $50,574 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)