The politics in Briscoe, TX (79011) are driven by the local government, which consists of a city council and mayor. This small town is home to a diverse population of citizens who have their own ideas about how the city should be run. The elected officials work together to make decisions that affect everyone in Briscoe such as zoning, public safety, and infrastructure development. There are also several initiatives put forth by organizations such as the school board and chamber of commerce. All these components contribute to the overall political atmosphere in 79011 Briscoe, TX. Local political candidates often come from within the community and they usually have very strong ties to the people who live there. It is important for residents to be informed and engaged in their local governance so that they can voice their opinions on issues that affect them directly.
The political climate in Zip 79011 (Briscoe, TX) is very conservative.
Wheeler County, TX is very conservative. In Wheeler County, TX 7.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 92.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wheeler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 92.4% to 7.2%.
Wheeler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79011 (Briscoe, TX) is very conservative.
Briscoe, Texas is very conservative.
Wheeler 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.
Briscoe, 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 79011 (Briscoe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $1,060 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $2,520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)