Wickett, TX is a small town located in the state of Texas. While there are no current local political candidates running, the politics of Wickett still have an impact on the community. The town is part of a larger county and state-wide political system that sets policy and laws. For instance, taxes collected from Wickett help fund public services such as schools and roads which benefit all residents. Additionally, the majority party in Wickett's county typically influences state-level decisions which can determine how much money is allocated to different programs or services available to Wickett citizens. Even though there are no local candidates running for office in Wickett, its citizens still make their voices heard through voting for state and county officials who represent their interests.
The political climate in Wickett, TX is moderately conservative.
Ward County, TX is very conservative. In Ward County, TX 18.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ward county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 18.8%.
Ward county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wickett, TX is moderately conservative.
Ward 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.
Wickett, 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 Wickett, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)