Throckmorton, TX is a small rural town located in the north-central part of the state. It has a long history of political involvement and activism, with residents actively engaging in local elections and other civic activities. The city emphasizes progressive values and often chooses candidates who advocate for issues related to social justice and environmental protection. Throckmorton also prides itself on its commitment to transparency and accountability in government, as well as its focus on economic development. Local government is composed of various elected offices that provide services for the community such as garbage collection, water supply, police services, public health care, etc. Citizens can also be involved in politics by attending open meetings and voicing their opinions at city hall or through voting in elections.
The political climate in Throckmorton, TX is strongly conservative.
Throckmorton County, TX is very conservative. In Throckmorton County, TX 9.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Throckmorton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.2% to 9.2%.
Throckmorton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Throckmorton, TX is strongly conservative.
Throckmorton 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.
Throckmorton, 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 Throckmorton, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $67,311 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,463 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)