Como, TX is a small town located in East Texas, with a population of only around 500 people. Its political structure consists of the Mayor and City Council who are elected by the citizens of Como to serve four-year terms. The Mayor is responsible for creating an annual budget and executing the laws established by the City Council. The City Council is made up of five members who are tasked with making decisions regarding topics such as infrastructure improvement, safety regulations and other ordinances related to keeping the city running smoothly. There are no local political candidates in Como at this time, however citizens may run for office during elections held every four years. The local politics in Como focus on improving efficiency and quality of life for its residents while staying within their limited resources.
The political climate in Como, TX is strongly conservative.
Hopkins County, TX is very conservative. In Hopkins County, TX 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hopkins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 19.1%.
Hopkins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Como, TX is strongly conservative.
Hopkins County, Texas is very conservative.
Sulphur Springs 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.
Como, 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 Como, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $75 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $4,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)