Monahans, TX is a small town in the western part of Texas with a population of around 6,642 people according to the 2018 census. The city government is comprised of an elected Mayor and City Council members who work together to manage the affairs of Monahans. The mayor is elected every two years and council members serve three-year terms. Currently, the mayor of Monahans is David Cutbirth and the other council members are Raul Navarette, Barbara Price, Linda Bartlett, Larry Webster and Clint Woodburn. All candidates have been dedicated to improving the quality of life for all citizens through initiatives such as Public Safety Programs, Parks and Recreation Programs and Economic Development Programs. Many citizens in Monahans take an active role in local politics by attending Town Hall meetings or volunteering for local campaigns. Political engagement can be seen throughout the city as residents come together to advocate for their needs.
The political climate in Monahans, TX is moderately conservative.
Ward County, TX is very conservative. In Ward County, TX 18.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ward county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 18.8%.
Ward county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monahans, TX is moderately conservative.
Ward 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.
Monahans, 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 Monahans, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 233 contributions totaling $61,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)