Big Sandy, TX is a small town located in the Lone Star State of Texas. It is home to a close-knit community of hardworking citizens who are passionate about their hometown and its political landscape. Big Sandy boasts an active local political scene with various grassroots initiatives, debates, and campaigns that shape the future of the city. In recent years, prominent issues have included tax reform, education reform, economic development, and public safety. The City Council is composed of seven members who work together to ensure the needs of Big Sandy residents are met. The Mayor has veto power over all Council decisions. There are also several organizations devoted to advocating for the interests of Big Sandy’s citizens such as the Big Sandy Citizens for Social Justice and Equality and the Big Sandy Action Committee. Every election season brings out passionate voters who show support for their preferred candidates through donations to their campaigns and volunteering at rallies or other events. Big Sandy’s strong culture and vibrant politics make it a great place to call home!
The political climate in Big Sandy, TX is strongly conservative.
Upshur County, TX is very conservative. In Upshur County, TX 15.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Upshur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.6% to 15.2%.
Upshur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Big Sandy, TX is strongly conservative.
Upshur County, Texas is very conservative.
Longview 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.
Big Sandy, 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 Big Sandy, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $1,571 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $5,164 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)