China, TX is a small town located in the state of Texas. It has a population of approximately 500 people and is a tight-knit community. Politics are an important part of life here, with citizens being actively engaged in the local government. Local elections feature several candidates who are interested in serving their constituents and making sure that the values and needs of the community are represented. Candidates focus on issues such as improving infrastructure, creating jobs, and protecting the environment. As an example, one candidate recently proposed building a community center to provide educational opportunities for children as well as recreational activities for citizens. Community members have also spoken up about wanting to attract more businesses to China, TX in order to create economic growth. In sum, political engagement is alive and well in China, TX with its residents always looking for ways to make their town better through local politics.
The political climate in China, TX is somewhat 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
China, TX is somewhat 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.
China, 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 China, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 303 contributions totaling $45,627 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 265 contributions totaling $79,242 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)