Cumby, TX is a small town with a population of just over 4,000 people. The city has a mayor-council form of government and the current Mayor is Robert Smith. The City Council is comprised of six members elected at-large for two year terms. Situated in Hopkins County, the city’s politics often reflect those of the county, state and nationwide issues as well. During election season, residents have the opportunity to cast their vote for local candidates as well as regional and national representatives. From debates on taxes and education policies to environmental regulations and public safety concerns, Cumby citizens take part in important discussions that affect their daily life.
The political climate in Cumby, TX is moderately 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
Cumby, TX is moderately 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.
Cumby, 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 Cumby, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $2,168 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $3,342 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)