Kaufman County, located in Texas, is an important part of the state's political landscape. The county is home to a variety of elected officials who are responsible for implementing local policies and regulations on behalf of their constituents. Local politics in Kaufman County are overseen by a county judge, commissioners court, constables, justices of the peace, and several other elected positions. Largely rural in nature, Kaufman County has long been known for its fiercely independent spirit and support of conservative values. In recent years, there has been much debate on issues such as immigration reform and economic development within the county borders. Politics in Kaufman County remain largely divided along party lines between Republicans and Democrats. Despite this divide, all citizens strive to work together towards a common goal of creating a better future for their community.
The political climate in Kaufman County, TX is very conservative.
In Kaufman County, TX 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kaufman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.3% to 32.5%.
Kaufman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kaufman County, TX is very 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.
Kaufman, 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 Kaufman County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,488 contributions totaling $115,527 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,669 contributions totaling $272,728 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)