The College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area is home to an active and involved political scene. There are numerous local organizations and clubs that work to engage citizens and encourage civic participation. Political events and discussions are commonplace in the area, allowing residents to get involved with their local community on a deeper level. The area is represented by state senators, representatives, and various other officials at all levels of government who strive to ensure the best possible outcomes for all citizens living in the area. Citizens can stay informed on the current issues by attending meetings or connecting with their elected officials online for further information.
The political climate in College Station-Bryan Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In College Station-Bryan Metro Area 39.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the College Station-Bryan metro area remained very strongly Republican, 58.2% to 39.2%.
The College Station-Bryan metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
College Station-Bryan Metro Area is moderately 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.
College Station-Bryan, 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 College Station-Bryan Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,435 contributions totaling $507,188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,640 contributions totaling $865,246 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)