Pilot Point, Texas is a small city located in Denton County, about 40 miles north of Dallas. Despite its small size, politics still play an important role in the city’s everyday life. The city has two council members and a mayor elected by local residents who serve four-year terms. Every two years, the council holds elections for council members and mayor positions, giving residents the opportunity to voice their opinions on who should lead the city. Decisions made by the mayor and council have an effect on the local economy, education system, infrastructure development, environmental protection initiatives, and other aspects of daily life in Pilot Point. The government actively seeks out input from citizens on these issues through public meetings and citizen surveys. Residents can also access information about local candidates through websites such as the Denton County Elections Office or contact their representatives directly with questions or concerns. Through participating in politics at a local level, residents can make sure their voices are heard and work together to move Pilot Point forward as a community.
The political climate in Pilot Point, TX is somewhat conservative.
Denton County, TX is leaning conservative. In Denton County, TX 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Denton county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 45.1%.
Denton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pilot Point, TX is somewhat conservative.
Denton County, Texas is leaning 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.
Pilot Point, 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 Pilot Point, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 160 contributions totaling $14,115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $38,723 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)