Covington, TX is a small town located in the state of Texas. It has a population of just over 2,700 people and is known for its strong sense of community. The local politics in Covington are focused on maintaining the small-town values that make it such a unique place to live. There are several local political candidates who are running for office, including those from both major parties. These candidates are dedicated to preserving Covington’s culture and promoting economic growth in the area. They focus on issues such as education, public safety, and infrastructure development to ensure that the town remains an attractive place to live for generations to come.
The political climate in Covington, TX is strongly conservative.
Hill County, TX is very conservative. In Hill County, TX 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.9% to 19.2%.
Hill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Covington, TX is strongly conservative.
Hill 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.
Covington, 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 Covington, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $2,462 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $3,830 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)