The politics in Wills Point, TX are of great interest to the local residents. With a strong sense of community pride and a history of local involvement in the decision-making process, Wills Point has become an important part of the state’s political landscape. Local elections are highly contested and involve residents from all walks of life. Issues such as economic development, education, health care, and public safety are often discussed during election cycles. With many influential individuals working on both sides of the aisle, it is no surprise that Wills Point is an active participant in Texas politics.
The political climate in Wills Point, TX is moderately conservative.
Van Zandt County, TX is very conservative. In Van Zandt County, TX 13.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Van Zandt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.6% to 13.5%.
Van Zandt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wills Point, TX is moderately conservative.
Van Zandt 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.
Wills Point, 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 Wills Point, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $3,474 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 234 contributions totaling $25,406 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)