The politics in Groves, TX are centered around the local government's efforts to foster a strong and vibrant community. The city council is responsible for ensuring that the needs of its citizens are met, and decisions are made with the best interests of all residents in mind. Through initiatives such as public safety and infrastructure improvements, the city works hard to provide an environment that encourages growth and prosperity. The city also hosts several events throughout the year to bring citizens together and promote engagement with local issues. These events often include debates between local political candidates, giving residents an opportunity to express their opinions and become more involved in their community.
The political climate in Groves, TX is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, TX is leaning conservative. In Jefferson County, TX 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained narrowly Republican, 50.2% to 48.6%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Groves, TX is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, Texas is leaning conservative.
Beaumont-Port Arthur 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.
Groves, Texas: d d d d 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 Groves, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 547 contributions totaling $89,905 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 407 contributions totaling $55,467 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)