Emory, TX is a small town located in Rains County, with an estimated population of about 2,000 people. The local politics of Emory are largely dominated by the Republican Party, which is represented by many local candidates who are running for office. Residents in Emory have traditionally supported conservative values and policies on issues such as taxes, gun rights, immigration, abortion rights, and environmental regulation. The current mayor is Jack Ledbetter who has been in office since 2014. He is involved in many civic projects that seek to improve the quality of life for all citizens living in the city. Additionally, he works closely with other local politicians and organizations to ensure the safety and security of Emory’s residents. With upcoming elections quickly approaching this year, many residents will be looking to their elected officials to represent their voices and beliefs locally and help continue moving Emory forward in a positive direction.
The political climate in Emory, TX is strongly conservative.
Rains County, TX is very conservative. In Rains County, TX 13.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rains county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.2% to 13.9%.
Rains county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Emory, TX is strongly conservative.
Rains 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.
Emory, 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 Emory, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $11,002 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 188 contributions totaling $22,334 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)