Marshall, TX is located in Harrison County and is the cultural, economic, and educational hub of Northeast Texas. The city has a long history of politics and civic engagement with numerous opportunities for citizens to participate in government processes. Marshall's City Council is comprised of seven elected members who serve four-year terms; District 1 is represented by Jennifer Williams, District 2 is represented by Joe Bishop Jr., District 3 is represented by Dexter Brown, District 4 is represented by David MacAllister, District 5 is represented by Sherry Givens, District 6 is represented by Keith Worsham, and District 7 is represented by Donald Pruitt. Additionally, the Mayor of Marshall serves as an ex officio member on the City Council. All current council members have had lengthy careers in public service that started in their respective districts within the city. Their dedication to providing quality services to their constituents makes them an admirable representation of what it means to be engaged in local politics.
The political climate in Marshall, TX is moderately conservative.
Harrison County, TX is very conservative. In Harrison County, TX 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 26.6%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marshall, TX is moderately conservative.
Harrison County, Texas 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.
Marshall, 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 Marshall, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 301 contributions totaling $171,600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $570 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,115 contributions totaling $288,598 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)