In 77879 Somerville, TX, politics have been an important part of the local community for many years. Decisions made by local government officials affect the lives of all who live in the city and its surrounding areas. For this reason, voting is a crucial part of the political process in 77879 Somerville, TX. Local residents are encouraged to research and stay informed about upcoming elections and to make their voices heard when it comes to selecting candidates for office. Local political campaigns work hard to reach out to voters in order to ensure that those elected are truly representing their constituents’ best interests. While population figures do not factor into the discussion of local politics, it is important for everyone to be aware of who is running in upcoming elections and what their stances are on various issues that may impact local citizens.
The political climate in Zip 77879 (Somerville, TX) is very conservative.
Burleson County, TX is very conservative. In Burleson County, TX 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burleson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.3% to 20.8%.
Burleson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77879 (Somerville, TX) is very conservative.
Somerville, Texas is very conservative.
Burleson County, Texas is very conservative.
College Station-Bryan Metro Area is moderately 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.
Somerville, 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 77879 (Somerville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $169 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $14,657 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)