The small town of Troy, Texas, located in Bell County, is a rural area with a population of around 1,800. While 76579 may not be a buzzing hub of political activity, local elections still have an effect on the day-to-day lives of its citizens. The city is governed by a mayor and council elected every two years. The mayor presides over the five-member council and makes decisions for the town’s businesses, schools, and other entities. During election season, local candidates organize debates and events to help educate voters about their platforms. Citizens can also access information from various media outlets to get a better understanding of each candidate's stance on important issues. At the end of the day, it is up to the citizens of 76579 Troy to make sure their voices are heard during local elections and choose leaders who will best serve their needs.
The political climate in Zip 76579 (Troy, TX) is somewhat conservative.
Bell County, TX is somewhat conservative. In Bell County, TX 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bell county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 44.7%.
Bell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76579 (Troy, TX) is somewhat conservative.
Troy, Texas is somewhat conservative.
Bell County, Texas is somewhat conservative.
Killeen-Temple Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Troy, 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 76579 (Troy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $13,827 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)