The small town of Brackettville, TX (zip code 78832) is a rural community located in Kinney County and is home to a diverse population ranging from Anglo-American settlers to Hispanic and Native American citizens. Politically, the town has traditionally been influenced by conservative values, leading it to be a stronghold for Republican candidates in recent elections. Since 2018, there have been several local initiatives that have sought to expand civic engagement while also advocating for more progressive policy ideas. These efforts have brought elected officials from both major parties together to collaborate on ways to improve the quality of life in the area. It has also sparked more debate amongst residents about important issues such as healthcare, education reform, and economic development. While Brackettville remains largely Republican-leaning, recent years have seen an increased interest in politics among its citizens as they strive for greater representation in their government.
The political climate in Zip 78832 (Brackettville, TX) is very conservative.
Kinney County, TX is very conservative. In Kinney County, TX 27.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kinney county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 27.8%.
Kinney county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78832 (Brackettville, TX) is very conservative.
Brackettville, Texas is very conservative.
Kinney County, Texas is very conservative.
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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.
Brackettville, 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 78832 (Brackettville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $5,985 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $13,409 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)