Hamlin, TX is a quaint town located in Jones County. Although it is small, the people of Hamlin take their politics seriously. Every election cycle, local citizens come together to vote for mayors, city council members, and other local political candidates that are important to keeping Hamlin running smoothly. These local politicians are dedicated to serving the citizens of Hamlin by enacting ordinances and taking care of the day-to-day operations of the town. Recently, a new mayor was elected who has pledged to focus on improving the infrastructure of Hamlin and creating more job opportunities for its residents. With elections coming up soon, it is an exciting time for the people of Hamlin as they look forward to seeing what changes their new leadership will bring.
The political climate in Hamlin, TX is moderately conservative.
Jones County, TX is very conservative. In Jones County, TX 14.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jones county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.0% to 14.8%.
Jones county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamlin, TX is moderately conservative.
Jones County, Texas is very conservative.
Abilene Metro Area 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.
Hamlin, 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 Hamlin, 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 52 contributions totaling $6,832 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)