Politics in Point Blank, TX revolve around the local government and the issues that affect the people of this small town. The city council is composed of five elected members who are chosen every two years by the citizens of Point Blank. Each member is responsible for representing the interests of their constituents and voting on matters that come before them. Issues such as public safety, education, infrastructure, taxes, zoning, and development all fall under the purview of the city council. There are several political parties represented in Point Blank though none dominate over any particular issue. Political debates often center around how best to improve quality of life for residents while balancing fiscal responsibility with necessary expenditures. Residents actively participate in politics by attending City Council meetings and informing themselves about upcoming elections and legislation.
The political climate in Point Blank, TX is strongly conservative.
San Jacinto County, TX is very conservative. In San Jacinto County, TX 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Jacinto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.4% to 18.5%.
San Jacinto county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Point Blank, TX is strongly conservative.
San Jacinto County, Texas 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.
Point Blank, 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 Point Blank, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $1,799 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $4,099 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)