Fort Hancock, TX is a small town located in Hudspeth County, with a population of just over 800 people. It is a close-knit community, with residents who take pride in their local government and political systems. Residents are encouraged to take part in local politics and voice their opinion on the issues that affect them everyday. The Town Council consists of five members that are elected by the citizens of Fort Hancock every two years. This council meets regularly to discuss and vote on resolutions that best serve the needs of the community. Additionally, representatives from each precinct in Fort Hancock are chosen to serve on boards and committees for taxation, parks and recreation, public safety, and more. These volunteers represent the voices of the citizens when making decisions and choosing policies at meetings throughout the year. Overall, Fort Hancock has a strong political system that allows its residents to actively participate in local government decision-making processes.
The political climate in Fort Hancock, TX is somewhat conservative.
Hudspeth County, TX is very conservative. In Hudspeth County, TX 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hudspeth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.9% to 31.8%.
Hudspeth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Hancock, TX is somewhat conservative.
Hudspeth County, Texas is very conservative.
El Paso Metro Area is very 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.
Fort Hancock, 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 Fort Hancock, 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 13 contributions totaling $2,015 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)