The politics in 76567 Rockdale, TX are largely focused on the local issues that affect the communities of the city. The city council is made up of seven members and meets twice a month to discuss and vote on matters affecting the people of Rockdale. Recently, they have been discussing issues such as housing affordability, infrastructure improvements, and public safety. Each year there are elections held for the mayor and each of the seven council members. Residents come together to select who they believe will be best suited to represent them at these positions. It is important for residents to stay informed and be active in politics in order to create a better city for everyone living there.
The political climate in Zip 76567 (Rockdale, TX) is strongly 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 76567 (Rockdale, TX) is strongly conservative.
Rockdale, Texas is strongly 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.
Rockdale, 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 76567 (Rockdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 153 contributions totaling $16,662 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $20,841 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)