Chico, TX is a small town located in Wise County with a population of just over 1,500 people. The local government consists of the mayor and five council members who are elected to serve four-year terms. The mayor is responsible for providing leadership for the city and is the chief executive officer of the town, while the five council members are responsible for developing policies and creating ordinances that govern Chico. Some of the major issues they deal with include public safety, economic development, land use regulations, and public services. The town has experienced significant growth in recent years due to its close proximity to DFW Airport and Fort Worth, making it an attractive place to settle down and start a business or raise a family. Local political candidates run for office on platforms focused on addressing these issues and advocating for improvements in Chico's economy, infrastructure, and quality of life.
The political climate in Chico, TX is strongly conservative.
Wise County, TX is very conservative. In Wise County, TX 15.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wise county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.5% to 15.4%.
Wise county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chico, TX is strongly conservative.
Wise County, Texas 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.
Chico, 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 Chico, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $75 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $8 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $3,432 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)