Lamar, TX is a small city located in Northeast Texas, and is a hub for many local businesses. Politically, the city is conservatively-minded, though there are progressive groups that are active in local politics. The City of Lamar has three government bodies: the City Council, which is responsible for setting policy; the Mayor's Office, which oversees day-to-day operations; and the Lamar Independent School District Board of Trustees, which governs the district's schools. Each body has an elected representative from each of the city's four districts who serve on them. Elections are held every two years to ensure fair representation of all citizens and to ensure that their voices are heard in local politics. The city also holds various other elections throughout the year for positions such as council members and school board members. Overall, Lamar has a strong sense of civic duty and community participation in its political process.
The political climate in Lamar, TX is strongly conservative.
Aransas County, TX is very conservative. In Aransas County, TX 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aransas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.7%.
Aransas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lamar, TX is strongly conservative.
Aransas County, Texas is very conservative.
Corpus Christi Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Lamar, 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 Lamar, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 735 contributions totaling $35,220 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 432 contributions totaling $67,593 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)