Anson, TX is a small town located in the west of Texas. While it has its own local government and political system, the town is still heavily influenced by state politics. There are a number of state representatives who are responsible for representing the area in Austin during legislative sessions. Additionally, there are a number of local elections throughout the year that involve local positions such as mayor, city council members, school board directors, and other local offices. The citizens of Anson have a voice in choosing their local representatives and determining what changes they want within their community. Many residents are highly involved in the political process and participate actively in both state and local elections.
The political climate in Anson, 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
Anson, TX is moderately conservative.
Jones County, Texas is very conservative.
Abilene 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.
Anson, 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 Anson, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 258 contributions totaling $13,996 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $11,541 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)