Huntsville, TX is a city in the far eastern corner of the state. It's known for its diverse community and strong sense of civic pride. The city is part of Walker County and has a population of over 35,000 people. Politics in Huntsville are important to the citizens and there are many local officials that work hard to ensure the best outcomes for their constituents. Some of the current elected officials include Mayor Andy Brauninger, who has been in office since 2007; City Council members Carl Miles, Jason Durham, Sonya Blevins, Tony Bullard, and Brieanna Welch; and Constable John Alley. These individuals have made it their mission to serve Huntsville's residents well, ensuring that their voices are heard and needs met.
The political climate in Huntsville, TX is somewhat conservative.
Walker County, TX is strongly conservative. In Walker County, TX 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.4%.
Walker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Huntsville, TX is somewhat conservative.
Walker County, Texas is strongly conservative.
Huntsville 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.
Huntsville, 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 Huntsville, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,754 contributions totaling $138,143 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,868 contributions totaling $325,282 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)