The Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area is an area of Texas that is filled with a diverse political landscape. It includes a variety of different political interests ranging from local residents to the state government. The area is home to many elected officials, ranging from local mayors and city council members to county commissioners and state representatives and senators. Additionally, many organizations have sprung up in the area to advocate for various causes related to politics and policy. The Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area has seen an increase in engagement with politics over the past few years as more individuals are choosing to get involved in their local government by attending town hall meetings, volunteering on political campaigns or advocating for legislation at the state level. Political action committees are also becoming increasingly prominent in the region as they seek to influence public opinion on key issues. With so much activity taking place within the realm of politics in this area, it is clear that this is one part of Texas where citizens are actively engaging with their government and making sure their voice is heard.
The political climate in Killeen-Temple Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Killeen-Temple Metro Area 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Killeen-Temple metro area remained strongly Republican, 56.4% to 41.5%.
The Killeen-Temple metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Killeen-Temple Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Killeen-Temple, 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 Killeen-Temple Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,997 contributions totaling $465,747 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,016 contributions totaling $1,044,043 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)