Glen Rose, TX is a small town located in Somervell County with an estimated population of 2,263. Located just south of the Brazos River, it is home to several attractions such as Fossil Rim Wildlife Center and Dinosaur Valley State Park. Although it may be a small town, Glen Rose's politics are far from insignificant. The city is led by Mayor Dr. John Mabry along with five City Council members who manage the day-to-day operations of the city. The council meets on a monthly basis to discuss any new developments or proposed legislation that has been put forth. Residents of Glen Rose can stay informed about their local government by attending council meetings or visiting the city website for news and updates.
The political climate in Zip 76043 (Glen Rose, TX) is very conservative.
Somervell County, TX is very conservative. In Somervell County, TX 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somervell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.0% to 15.5%.
Somervell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76043 (Glen Rose, TX) is very conservative.
Glen Rose, Texas is very conservative.
Somervell 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.
Glen Rose, 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 76043 (Glen Rose)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 154 contributions totaling $12,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $49,713 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $338 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)