Stamford, TX is a small, rural town located in north-central Texas. It is part of Jones County and has an estimated population of just over 2,000 people. In addition to its natural beauty, Stamford is known for its active local government. The mayor and city council work together to ensure the town’s continued success through policy making and initiatives that benefit the community. Local citizens take part in the democratic process by electing representatives who share their vision and serve as their voice on the political front. Every two years, residents have the opportunity to cast their vote for candidates running for mayor and city council positions. This allows them to take part in local decision-making processes that affect their lives daily. Through this engagement, they also get to make sure that their voices are heard and considered when it comes to important issues like taxation, infrastructure development, and social services.
The political climate in Stamford, TX is moderately conservative.
Jones County, TX is very conservative. In Jones County, TX 14.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jones county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.0% to 14.8%.
Jones county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stamford, TX is moderately conservative.
Jones 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.
Stamford, 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 Stamford, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $754 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $18,755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)