The small town of Thorndale, TX (76577) has a vibrant political atmosphere. Located in Milam County, the community is organized into five wards that each elect one alderman and one mayor who serves as the leader for the whole town. Local bond issues and proposed tax increases are heavily discussed among residents and members of the government alike. Major political events such as elections draw out large crowds to vote for their favorite candidates. The town's leaders often meet with state representatives to advocate for local interests and bring attention to regional issues. Residents can regularly attend city council meetings or get involved in grassroots campaigns to make their voices heard on local matters. All in all, Thorndale is a great example of a close-knit community coming together around important decisions that shape its future.
The political climate in Zip 76577 (Thorndale, TX) is very conservative.
Milam County, TX is very conservative. In Milam County, TX 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Milam county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 23.6%.
Milam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76577 (Thorndale, TX) is very conservative.
Thorndale, Texas is very conservative.
Milam 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.
Thorndale, 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 76577 (Thorndale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $180 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $1,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)