Hardin County, Texas is a small rural county located in the eastern part of the state. It has a unique political culture that reflects the values and beliefs of its population. Hardin County is solidly Republican in terms of local politics, with most elected officials representing the party. The county has a strong emphasis on conservative fiscal policies and social values, which is reflected in the stances taken by its elected officials. Hardin County also has an active electorate which often turns out to vote during elections. Local candidates for office must take into account these factors when they are running for office and formulating their platforms. There are also various local community organizations dedicated to improving living standards in Hardin County, such as health care initiatives and economic development projects that have been successful at engaging the citizens in the political process.
The political climate in Hardin County, TX is very conservative.
In Hardin County, TX 12.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.3% to 12.6%.
Hardin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hardin County, TX is very conservative.
Beaumont-Port Arthur Metro Area is strongly 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.
Hardin, 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 Hardin County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 308 contributions totaling $61,712 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 785 contributions totaling $160,632 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)