Arcola, TX is a small town located in Fort Bend County with a long history of political involvement. The town has been heavily involved in local politics for more than 100 years, and the citizens continue to be passionate about their civic duties. Many initiatives have been taken by the town over the years to involve citizens in the political process, including voter registration drives and hosting debates between local candidates. In recent years, Arcola has seen an increase in involvement from younger people who are eager to make their voices heard on issues that affect them. Political groups such as the Arcola Political Action Committee have also formed to ensure that all voices are heard during elections and that the local politicians represent everyone's interests. With its strong tradition of political engagement, Arcola is poised to become even more politically active in the future.
The political climate in Arcola, TX is leaning liberal.
Fort Bend County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Fort Bend County, TX 54.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fort Bend county remained strongly Democratic, 54.6% to 44.0%.
Fort Bend county voted Democratic in 2020 and 2016, after voting Republican in the previous four elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arcola, TX is leaning liberal.
Fort Bend County, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Arcola, Texas: R R r r d D
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 Arcola, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,460 contributions totaling $426,239 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,923 contributions totaling $391,303 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)