Troup, TX is a rural town located in the north part of Texas. It is known for its tight-knit community and warm hospitality. As far as politics go, Troup residents are somewhat divided in their opinions and typically base their voting decisions on individual candidates. There are currently two local political candidates up for election in Troup: Mayor Carl Brown and Councilman Christopher Jones. Both have been heavily involved in the community for many years, working to bring opportunities and improvements to the town’s infrastructure. With both candidates having strong qualifications, it has been difficult for many of the residents to decide who they should cast their vote for come election day. No matter who wins, it is clear that Troup will continue to be a great place to live with strong leadership at its helm.
The political climate in Troup, TX is strongly conservative.
Smith County, TX is very conservative. In Smith County, TX 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.5%.
Smith county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Troup, TX is strongly conservative.
Smith County, Texas is very conservative.
Jacksonville 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.
Troup, 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 Troup, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 504 contributions totaling $12,374 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 256 contributions totaling $81,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)