Garrison, TX is a small town located in eastern Texas with a population of around 1,300 people. It is governed by an elected mayor and city council, who come together to discuss and debate local issues within the community. The mayor is elected every two years and the city council consists of five members who are elected by citizens of Garrison on a staggered basis. The city council meets monthly to review and approve various initiatives proposed by the mayor's office. These initiatives range from infrastructure improvements to economic development projects, all of which impact the quality of life for Garrison residents. Additionally, these meetings provide an opportunity for citizens to voice their opinions or concerns directly to their representatives in local government. Overall, Garrison is lucky to have representatives that are both knowledgeable and responsive when it comes to finding solutions that best benefit their constituents.
The political climate in Garrison, TX is moderately conservative.
Nacogdoches County, TX is strongly conservative. In Nacogdoches County, TX 33.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nacogdoches county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 33.6%.
Nacogdoches county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garrison, TX is moderately conservative.
Nacogdoches County, Texas is strongly conservative.
Nacogdoches Metro Area is strongly 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.
Garrison, 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 Garrison, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $26,881 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)