Quinlan, TX is a small town located in Hunt County with an estimated population of 2,223 people. As a rural community, politics in Quinlan are centered on local issues such as economic development and public safety. Residents have elected representatives to the City Council to provide representation and advocate for their needs. Issues such as zoning ordinances, tax increases, public works projects, and other important matters are discussed at council meetings and then voted upon by the members. Local political candidates that represent the people of Quinlan include Mayor Richard Hooker, all four current City Council members -- Paul Westjohn, Robert Anderson, Tina Reed-Buckner, and Larry Wade -- as well as six candidates who are running for office this year. The Town Hall also holds monthly public hearings to give citizens a chance to voice their opinions on current issues affecting the community. By engaging in civic dialogue and taking part in local elections, residents can make sure their voices are heard when it comes to shaping the future of Quinlan.
The political climate in Quinlan, TX is strongly conservative.
Hunt County, TX is very conservative. In Hunt County, TX 23.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hunt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.6% to 23.1%.
Hunt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Quinlan, TX is strongly conservative.
Hunt County, Texas is very conservative.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Quinlan, 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 Quinlan, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 109 contributions totaling $2,561 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 189 contributions totaling $14,653 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)