The city of 78608 Briggs, TX is a vibrant and bustling community that is governed by elected officials from the local area. These political representatives all have different ideologies and beliefs which they implement through policy decisions that affect the residents of 78608 Briggs. Local politicians often hold town hall meetings, debates, and other events to discuss important issues in order to ensure transparent decision-making processes in the community. Issues discussed can range from healthcare, taxes, education, infrastructure projects, and more. The citizens of 78608 Briggs are encouraged to actively engage in the political process by attending these meetings as well as voting during elections for their chosen candidate or party. By participating in these activities, residents can ensure that their voices are heard and their ideas understood so that they can work together to create a better future for everyone living within 78608 Briggs.
The political climate in Zip 78608 (Briggs, TX) is very conservative.
Burnet County, TX is very conservative. In Burnet County, TX 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burnet county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.9% to 22.8%.
Burnet county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78608 (Briggs, TX) is very conservative.
Briggs, Texas is very conservative.
Burnet 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.
Briggs, 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 78608 (Briggs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $433 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $3,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)