Putnam, Texas is a small town in Brown County that has a population of approximately 500 people. The local political scene in Putnam is largely dominated by the Republican Party, with many members of the community having conservative views on issues such as taxes and gun rights. Local elections are often decided in large part based on the party affiliation of voters, though there are still some independents who may influence the outcome as well. There are currently three candidates vying for positions on the Putnam city council: one Republican, one Democrat, and one independent. All three candidates have expressed their commitment to serving the residents of Putnam and maintaining its small town charm. While debates among candidates can get heated at times, all three agree that working together to ensure Putnam remains a safe and welcoming place for all is paramount.
The political climate in Zip 76469 (Putnam, TX) is strongly conservative.
Callahan County, TX is very conservative. In Callahan County, TX 10.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Callahan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.9% to 10.7%.
Callahan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76469 (Putnam, TX) is strongly conservative.
Putnam, Texas is strongly conservative.
Callahan County, Texas is very conservative.
Abilene 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.
Putnam, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 76469 (Putnam)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)