Marion, TX County is a vibrant and diverse region that is passionate about politics. The county has many active political organizations and groups that are working for the betterment of the community. Voters in Marion, TX County have access to a wide range of different candidates from both major parties and from other party affiliations, giving them the opportunity to make informed decisions on election day. Local offices such as mayor, sheriff, and school board members are regularly contested by numerous candidates offering unique perspectives and ideas on how best to serve their constituents. There are also several local, state and national events throughout the year where citizens can get involved with different causes or join campaigns of various political candidates. In sum, Marion, TX County is an engaged political district that has its finger on the pulse of current issues and takes seriously its role in democracy.
The political climate in Marion County, TX is very conservative.
In Marion County, TX 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.3% to 27.5%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marion County, TX is very conservative.
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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.
Marion, 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 Marion County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $2,759 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $64,596 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $513 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)