Scotland, TX is a small town located in the state of Texas. It has a local government that is responsible for providing services and facilities to its citizens. The local politics of Scotland, TX primarily revolves around promoting economic development and sustainability within the community by enacting policies to support businesses and provide necessary services to residents. The town has an elected mayor and council members who make decisions on behalf of the citizens. Local elections are held every two years, allowing voters to choose their preferred candidates based on their stances on important issues such as taxes, infrastructure development, public safety, education, health care, and environmental protection. Additionally, Scotland, TX also hosts various political events such as candidate debates and town hall meetings where citizens can interact with their representatives directly. Through these activities and initiatives, the citizens of Scotland can stay involved in local politics while working together to create a better community for everyone.
The political climate in Scotland, TX is very conservative.
Archer County, TX is very conservative. In Archer County, TX 9.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 89.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Archer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 89.7% to 9.3%.
Archer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scotland, TX is very conservative.
Archer County, Texas is very conservative.
Wichita Falls 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.
Scotland, 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 Scotland, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $16,600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,038 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,535 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)