The small town of Menard, TX (population 76859) is a tight knit community with strong political affiliations. The people of Menard take pride in their local representatives and are always eager to know who the candidates are in upcoming local elections. Political awareness is high among the residents of Menard, with many attending meetings and events to hear politicians speak about their plans for the future. This close-knit sense of community makes for an active voter base and an engaged electorate that regularly takes part in local politics. Residents of Menard are well aware of the importance of local elections and the influence that their votes have on policies that affect them directly. From town council to school board, from local police departments to zoning regulations, Menard’s citizens take an active role in making sure their voices are heard when it comes to deciding who will represent them at the state and national level.
The political climate in Zip 76859 (Menard, TX) is strongly conservative.
Menard County, TX is very conservative. In Menard County, TX 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Menard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.1% to 19.2%.
Menard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76859 (Menard, TX) is strongly conservative.
Menard, Texas is strongly conservative.
Menard 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.
Menard, 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 76859 (Menard)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $6,272 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)