The small city of Preston, TX is located in Collin County, about 45 miles northeast of Dallas. Despite its size, Preston has a vibrant political atmosphere. Local elections are held every May where the citizens of Preston can vote for their city council members, mayor, and other local positions. The current mayor is Joe Seidel and the Preston City Council consists of six members who are dedicated to serving the citizens of Preston and improving the quality of life in the community. The City Council meets regularly to discuss and address issues relating to economic development, infrastructure projects, public safety programs, and other important matters that affect all residents of Preston. All local elections in Preston are non-partisan and focus on promoting greater transparency within the city government. Through civic engagement initiatives like community forums and public meetings, citizens can stay informed on important political decisions that will shape their city's future.
The political climate in Preston, TX is strongly conservative.
Grayson County, TX is very conservative. In Grayson County, TX 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grayson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.4%.
Grayson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Preston, TX is strongly conservative.
Grayson County, Texas is very conservative.
Sherman-Denison 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.
Preston, 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 Preston, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 127 contributions totaling $10,113 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 241 contributions totaling $73,307 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)