Nacogdoches, Texas is a small city located in east Texas with a population of around 32,000 people. It is the oldest town in Texas and has a long history of political participation. The local government is made up of a mayor and five city council members who are elected to serve four-year terms. The mayor is responsible for proposing policies and budgets to the city council, which in turn must approve them before they are implemented. In addition, citizens of Nacogdoches can participate in local elections by voting for their preferred candidates or petitioning for initiatives that they support. Political engagement among the residents of Nacogdoches has been steadily increasing in recent years as more people become involved in local politics through organizations such as the Nacogdoches County Republican Party and the Nacogdoches County Democratic Party. These organizations provide resources to citizens looking to get informed about local issues while also giving them an avenue to voice their opinions regarding those issues. By staying active politically, the people of Nacogdoches can ensure that their voices are heard and help shape the future of their city.
The political climate in Nacogdoches, TX is somewhat conservative.
Nacogdoches County, TX is strongly conservative. In Nacogdoches County, TX 33.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nacogdoches county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 33.6%.
Nacogdoches county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nacogdoches, TX is somewhat conservative.
Nacogdoches County, Texas is strongly conservative.
Nacogdoches 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.
Nacogdoches, 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 Nacogdoches, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 968 contributions totaling $74,569 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 813 contributions totaling $199,752 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)