Buna, TX is a small rural town located in southeast Texas. While the town may be small, the politics of Buna are just as important as any other place in Texas. The local government in Buna consists of city council members who are elected to office and are responsible for representing the citizens of Buna in all matters relating to local government. Residents of Buna have access to their local representatives and can feel comfortable voicing their opinions on political issues that come before the city council. Additionally, Buna residents are encouraged to participate in elections and vote for candidates that best represent their interests and values. It is through this process that Buna remains a strong community with an active civic engagement culture.
The political climate in Buna, TX is strongly conservative.
Jasper County, TX is very conservative. In Jasper County, TX 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.3% to 18.9%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buna, TX is strongly conservative.
Jasper 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.
Buna, 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 Buna, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 93 contributions totaling $3,289 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $5,777 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)