Belton, TX is located in Bell County and has a population of over 20,000 people. As the county seat for Bell County, Belton boasts a strong local political presence with several elected officials representing the city at the state level. At the local level, Belton residents elect a Mayor and five members of City Council to oversee local government operations. These city representatives ensure that all residents’ needs are met and work to promote a healthy and prosperous community. Local legislative issues include zoning laws, economic development initiatives, infrastructure projects, public safety, public services such as parks and recreation facilities, and other quality-of-life issues. In addition to their regular duties, city leaders also work with county officials to ensure cooperation on regional matters like planning for growth and managing resources. With an active citizen engagement program that encourages participation in decision-making processes, Belton is a great place to be involved in politics and make your voice heard!
The political climate in Zip 76513 (Belton, TX) is leaning conservative.
Bell County, TX is somewhat conservative. In Bell County, TX 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bell county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 44.7%.
Bell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76513 (Belton, TX) is leaning conservative.
Belton, Texas is leaning conservative.
Bell County, Texas is somewhat conservative.
Killeen-Temple Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Belton, 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 76513 (Belton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,147 contributions totaling $71,235 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 784 contributions totaling $136,885 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)