George West, TX is a small and quaint town located in the Live Oak County. While it may be small, George West has an important political presence in the county. The town is governed by a Mayor-Council form of government where citizens elect members to the city council to represent their interests. As part of this form of local government, the city council members serve as representatives for the public and decide on important matters such as zoning laws, street repairs, and community development projects. The mayor is responsible for enforcing the laws that are passed by the council and ensuring that all of its residents are treated fairly. George West also sends representatives to Texas’ legislature to ensure its voice is heard at a state level. This allows George West to make sure that their interests are taken into consideration when it comes time for decisions about public policies.
The political climate in George West, TX is moderately conservative.
Live Oak County, TX is very conservative. In Live Oak County, TX 16.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Live Oak county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.1% to 16.2%.
Live Oak county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
George West, TX is moderately conservative.
Live Oak 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.
George West, 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 George West, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $738 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $20,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)