The politics in Copperas Cove, TX (76522) reflect the cultural diversity of the city. With a population of 32,032 (according to the U.S. Census Bureau), the city is home to people from various backgrounds, including Hispanic and African American. The mayor of Copperas Cove is Bradi Diaz , who was elected in 2016 and has worked to reduce crime and improve overall quality of life for the citizens of Copperas Cove. Furthermore, the city council is comprised of members from all over town, ensuring that each neighborhood's voice is heard when it comes to making decisions about local governance. The city is also active in state political matters, with representatives from Copperas Cove traveling to Austin to advocate for funds for local projects or legislation that helps residents.
The political climate in Zip 76522 (Copperas Cove, TX) is moderately conservative.
Coryell County, TX is very conservative. In Coryell County, TX 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coryell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 32.2%.
Coryell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76522 (Copperas Cove, TX) is moderately conservative.
Copperas Cove, Texas is moderately conservative.
Coryell County, Texas is very conservative.
Killeen-Temple Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Copperas Cove, 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 76522 (Copperas Cove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 321 contributions totaling $15,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 408 contributions totaling $54,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)