Palo Pinto, Texas is a small town located in North Central Texas. It is a rural town, with a population of just over 3,000 people. The politics in Palo Pinto are similar to those of many rural towns in the United States; it is generally considered conservative and leans right on most issues. The majority of the citizens are registered Republicans, although there are several Democrats as well. Local elections tend to be dominated by Republican candidates, though Democrats can compete if they are able to garner enough support from the community. There is no single person or party that controls all aspects of local politics in Palo Pinto; instead the town tends to have a diverse range of views represented in its leadership positions.
The political climate in Palo Pinto, TX is very conservative.
Palo Pinto County, TX is very conservative. In Palo Pinto County, TX 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Palo Pinto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.5% to 17.4%.
Palo Pinto county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palo Pinto, TX is very conservative.
Palo Pinto County, Texas is very conservative.
Mineral Wells 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.
Palo Pinto, 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 Palo Pinto, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $4,790 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $3,530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)