Politics in Corrigan, TX are relatively quiet, with no major state or national elections taking place in the near future. The town does have a mayor and city council, which meet monthly to discuss local issues and make decisions that affect the citizens of Corrigan. The current mayor is John Smith, who has held office for the past three terms and is running for a fourth term this year. The city council consists of seven members who represent the various neighborhoods within Corrigan's boundaries. Each member is elected to serve a two-year term by their district’s constituents. In addition to being responsible for local laws and ordinances, the city council also reviews budget proposals from the mayor before approving them each fiscal year. The politics in Corrigan focus mainly on local issues such as improving public safety, enhancing infrastructure, and preserving the town's rural character.
The political climate in Corrigan, TX is moderately conservative.
Polk County, TX is very conservative. In Polk County, TX 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.8% to 22.3%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Corrigan, TX is moderately conservative.
Polk County, Texas is very 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.
Corrigan, 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 Corrigan, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $4,283 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)