Bridgeport, TX is a small town located in Wise County. Despite its small size, the city has a vibrant local political scene, with various candidates running for mayor and city council every two years. Local politics focus on improving the quality of life for residents by supporting initiatives that attract business and investment to the area. Recent efforts have included investing in infrastructure to improve roads and public transportation, advocating for better public schools and educational opportunities, and promoting economic development through job growth. The city also makes an effort to support environmental protection initiatives, such as reduced waste production, energy efficiency programs, and enhancing access to green spaces. With these efforts in place Bridgeport is becoming a more attractive place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 76426 (Bridgeport, TX) is strongly conservative.
Wise County, TX is very conservative. In Wise County, TX 15.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wise county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.5% to 15.4%.
Wise county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76426 (Bridgeport, TX) is strongly conservative.
Bridgeport, Texas is strongly conservative.
Wise County, Texas is very conservative.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Bridgeport, 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 76426 (Bridgeport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $9,862 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $519 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $16,119 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)