Clifton, TX is a small rural town located in Central Texas. While the population of the town is not known, it is estimated to be around 1,500 people. The politics of Clifton are similar to many other small towns across America. Since there are so few people living in the town, local issues and elections can often be decided by a handful of people.This system can allow for close-knit connections between the community and local decision-makers which benefits the entire town greatly. Despite this smaller political landscape, Clifton still has a wide range of opinions on various topics and it is an interesting place for those interested in observing local politics at work.
The political climate in Clifton, TX is moderately conservative.
Bosque County, TX is very conservative. In Bosque County, TX 17.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bosque county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 17.1%.
Bosque county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clifton, TX is moderately conservative.
Bosque County, Texas 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.
Clifton, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Clifton, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $2,983 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $13,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)