Bardwell, TX is a small town located in Ellis County, and while it may not be a large political hub, the community is still highly involved in local politics. The town has an active city council that works to ensure the best interests of the citizens are represented. Residents have regular opportunities to get involved in the political process through attending council meetings, voicing their opinions on important issues, and voting in local elections. Recently Bardwell has seen new candidates come onto the scene looking to represent their constituents and bring about positive change for the community. While some individuals within Bardwell may disagree on certain topics, everyone can agree that keeping up with local politics and taking part in the democratic process is necessary for ensuring a safe and prosperous future for Bardwell.
The political climate in Bardwell, TX is strongly conservative.
Ellis County, TX is very conservative. In Ellis County, TX 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ellis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.2%.
Ellis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bardwell, TX is strongly conservative.
Ellis County, Texas is very conservative.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Bardwell, 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 Bardwell, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 226 contributions totaling $9,851 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 300 contributions totaling $58,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)