Clarksville, TX is a small town located in Red River County, Texas. The town currently has a population of 1,378 people according to the United States Census Bureau. It is governed by a Town Mayor and five council members who are elected every two years. The current mayor is Tom White who was elected in 2020. All members of the Clarksville Town Council are committed to providing residents with the highest quality of life while respecting the rights of all citizens and encouraging economic growth in the area through reasonable taxation and efficient use of public resources. They actively work to create an environment that encourages business development, job growth and overall prosperity for its citizens. The political climate in Clarksville is one that encourages civic engagement from its citizens with local events such as town hall meetings and community forums that provide information about policies or ordinances being proposed by either the Mayor or Town Council members so residents can stay informed on these issues and voice their opinions.
The political climate in Clarksville, TX is moderately conservative.
Red River County, TX is very conservative. In Red River County, TX 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Red River county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 21.5%.
Red River county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clarksville, TX is moderately conservative.
Red River 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.
Clarksville, 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 Clarksville, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $887 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $6,358 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)