Hallettsville, TX is a small town located in Lavaca County, Texas. It is known for its agriculture and ranching activities, as well as its rich history. While the town's population is relatively small, it has a vibrant political scene. In Hallettsville, local elections are held every two years to elect representatives for the mayor, city council, and other city offices. The most recent election saw the incumbent mayor being re-elected by a wide margin. Council members work hard to ensure that the citizens of Hallettsville have access to quality public services such as healthcare and education while also looking out for the interests of local businesses. The community is also actively involved in state and national politics which they use to shape their representation in those areas as well.
The political climate in Hallettsville, TX is strongly conservative.
Lavaca County, TX is very conservative. In Lavaca County, TX 13.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lavaca county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.3% to 13.1%.
Lavaca county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hallettsville, TX is strongly conservative.
Lavaca 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.
Hallettsville, 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 Hallettsville, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 196 contributions totaling $17,221 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 259 contributions totaling $37,827 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)