Mereta, TX is a small rural town located in the state of Texas. With a population of around 1,000 people, Mereta is an agricultural community that relies heavily on its own resources and the surrounding areas for support. Although the area is largely rural, politics still play a role in the everyday life of its citizens. Local elections are held every two years to decide who will be representing the people of Mereta in their county government. Candidates come from both major political parties and are chosen based on their qualifications and platform that best represents the interests of the community. Every election cycle brings new faces to local office, enabling citizens to have a voice in how their town is run and ensuring that all views are heard at every level.
The political climate in Zip 76940 (Mereta, TX) is very conservative.
Tom Green County, TX is very conservative. In Tom Green County, TX 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tom Green county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 27.1%.
Tom Green county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76940 (Mereta, TX) is very conservative.
Mereta, Texas is very conservative.
Tom Green County, Texas is very conservative.
San Angelo Metro Area 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.
Mereta, 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 76940 (Mereta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)