The Sweetwater, TX Metro Area has a strong political presence and is home to many passionate individuals who are eager to make their voices heard. Local politics in the area involve several elected officials such as a mayor and city council members. The local government works hard to ensure that they are providing the best services for their constituents while also taking measures to improve the quality of life for those living in the area. With a healthy economy and access to numerous amenities, Sweetwater is an ideal location for anyone looking to get involved in local politics and make a difference in their community. Residents of the Sweetwater Metro Area are passionate about their beliefs and take great pride in making sure that everyone's voice is heard and valued.
The political climate in Sweetwater Metro Area is very conservative.
In Sweetwater Metro Area 21.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Sweetwater metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.1% to 21.7%.
The Sweetwater metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sweetwater 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.
Sweetwater, 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 Sweetwater Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 166 contributions totaling $7,864 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 226 contributions totaling $39,482 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)