The politics in the Brownwood, TX Metro Area are generally conservative. The region is mostly comprised of rural communities with a few small cities. Local elections tend to be dominated by candidates from the Republican party as they align more closely with the values and beliefs that are held by the majority of people living in this area. Issues such as taxation and immigration are key points of discussion during election season which help to shape local policy for years to come. Political discourse often takes place within community events or through online forums, allowing citizens to engage in dialogue and debate surrounding important topics affecting their lives.
The political climate in Brownwood Metro Area is very conservative.
In Brownwood Metro Area 13.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Brownwood metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.8% to 13.2%.
The Brownwood metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brownwood 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.
Brownwood, 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 Brownwood Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 322 contributions totaling $34,520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 624 contributions totaling $100,551 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)