Election Results and Trends in Fort Worth, TX
In the last Presidential election, Fort Worth, TX voted predominantly Republican, with 54.1% of voters casting their ballot for Trump, while 44.3% of voters in Fort Worth voted for Biden, and other parties voting 1.6%. Based on these voting patterns, Fort Worth is considered a slightly leaning conservative city. Specifically, it ranks 37th out of the most populated 333 cities in the United States in terms of conservatism based on the 2020 Presidential election results. Conversely, when looking at the liberal voting patterns in the 2020 election, Fort Worth ranks 292nd out of the 333 most populated cities, indicating a relatively low liberal vote.
Presidential Elections Voting Trend
In Presidential elections over the past 25 years, Fort Worth has mostly leaned conservative. It supported Republican candidates such as Bob Dole (1996), George W. Bush (2000, 2004), John McCain (2008), Mitt Romney (2012), and Donald Trump (2016). However, there has been a gradual shift with increasing support for Democrats, reflected in a closer race in 2020 when Joe Biden performed better in Tarrant County, which includes Fort Worth, though the county still went to Trump.
Local Elections
At the local or city level, Fort Worth's politics have largely favored conservative or nonpartisan candidates. Many local elections are nonpartisan, but the general leaning tends to be conservative. Mayors like Betsy Price, who served from 2011 to 2021, often supported fiscally conservative policies, although a shift towards more progressive candidates is noticeable in recent City Council elections.