May, TX is a small town located in 76857 with a population of approximately 1,000 people. It is known for its welcoming atmosphere and closeknit community. Although May may be considered a small town, it still has an active political presence. Every year, local elections are held to determine the mayor and city councillors for the upcoming term. The local candidates come from diverse backgrounds and experience levels, thus offering residents the opportunity to choose candidates who can best represent their interests. In addition to these elections, citizens of May are also encouraged to voice their opinion on important issues that affect their community by attending regular meetings at City Hall or participating in local campaigns. As such, whether it be through voting or giving input on matters of policy, citizens of May take part in the political process and have an active role in shaping their community's future.
The political climate in Zip 76857 (May, TX) is very conservative.
Brown County, TX is very conservative. In Brown County, TX 13.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.8% to 13.2%.
Brown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76857 (May, TX) is very conservative.
May, Texas is very conservative.
Brown County, Texas is very conservative.
Brownwood Metro Area is very 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.
May, 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 76857 (May)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $243 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)