Riverside, TX is a small town located in the heart of Texas. It is known for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere, and vibrant local culture. When it comes to politics, Riverside has a few options available for their residents to choose from. Local government is handled by the Town Council, which consists of five members that are elected to two-year terms. The mayor is also elected separately and serves as head of the council. There are also representatives from state government that are elected to represent Riverside in Austin. These representatives are responsible for representing the interests of their constituents in state matters such as taxation, education, agriculture, and more. Additionally, there are numerous political parties that have offices in Riverside. Residents can choose which party to join or support if they wish to get involved in local politics. Overall, Riverside offers a variety of different options when it comes to local politics and provides its citizens with many opportunities to be active in their government.
The political climate in Riverside, TX is strongly conservative.
Walker County, TX is strongly conservative. In Walker County, TX 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.4%.
Walker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Riverside, TX is strongly conservative.
Walker County, Texas is strongly conservative.
Huntsville 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.
Riverside, 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 Riverside, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $17,906 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 786 contributions totaling $68,146 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)