Lakeport, TX is a small city located in the East Texas region of the state. Although the population of Lakeport is relatively small, its political landscape is active and noteworthy. Local politics are dominated by two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Both of these parties are represented by elected officials from the city who work to represent their constituents in local government operations and decisions. Issues such as economic development, public safety, education, infrastructure, and taxes are all topics that local politicians debate and discuss to come up with effective solutions for residents. They also work closely with state-level government representatives to ensure that Lakeport's interests are being represented on a larger scale as well.
The political climate in Lakeport, TX is moderately conservative.
Gregg County, TX is very conservative. In Gregg County, TX 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gregg county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.7% to 30.8%.
Gregg county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lakeport, TX is moderately conservative.
Gregg County, Texas is very conservative.
Longview 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.
Lakeport, 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 Lakeport, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 116 contributions totaling $10,931 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $19,526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)