The Brenham, TX Metro Area is a vibrant community with an active political landscape. Local government plays a large role in the well-being of the area, and elections are held on a regular basis to select the officials who will serve the community's needs. A wide range of issues are addressed during these elections, from public infrastructure improvements to economic development initiatives. The candidates representing each party strive to make their case to voters and build support for their platforms and policies. Voters here are passionate about making sure that their voices are heard through casting their ballots in favor of those candidates they believe will best lead them towards a better future.
The political climate in Brenham Metro Area is very conservative.
In Brenham Metro Area 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Brenham metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.4%.
The Brenham metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brenham Metro Area is very 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.
Brenham, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Brenham Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 965 contributions totaling $50,789 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 999 contributions totaling $243,504 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)