Central Gardens, TX is a vibrant and bustling community with a rich history of local politics. Despite its small population, the city is host to many political organizations that are committed to advocating for the betterment of the area. These groups work together to inform residents about important issues, organize meetings and events, and promote their respective candidates during elections. Local candidates come from a variety of political backgrounds, including progressives, conservatives, moderates, and independents. The city encourages its citizens to get involved in local politics by voting in municipal elections or running for office themselves. Residents often take an active role in shaping Central Gardens’ future by engaging in meaningful conversations with their representatives as well as attending town hall meetings and forums. It is through these actions that voters can make sure their voices are heard and taken into account when deciding on policies and other matters.
The political climate in Central Gardens, TX is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, TX is leaning conservative. In Jefferson County, TX 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained narrowly Republican, 50.2% to 48.6%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Central Gardens, TX is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, Texas is leaning conservative.
Beaumont-Port Arthur Metro Area is strongly 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.
Central Gardens, Texas: d d d d 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 Central Gardens, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 621 contributions totaling $72,966 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 437 contributions totaling $162,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)