De Kalb, Texas is a small town in northwest Texas located within Bowie County. The town is known for its rich history and culture, with the local government playing an integral role in preserving and protecting the area’s heritage. The local political candidates that are actively involved in the De Kalb community come from all walks of life, representing a diverse range of backgrounds and ideologies. From mayors to city council members, these passionate individuals are committed to improving the quality of life for all De Kalb citizens. They actively participate in creating new policies that protect the environment, invest in education and infrastructure, and help create jobs. With their commitment to making positive changes in De Kalb, these candidates can be trusted to provide effective leadership and bring about real progress for this wonderful community.
The political climate in De Kalb, TX is moderately conservative.
Bowie County, TX is very conservative. In Bowie County, TX 28.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bowie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 28.1%.
Bowie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
De Kalb, TX is moderately conservative.
Bowie County, Texas is very conservative.
Texarkana 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.
De Kalb, 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 De Kalb, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $412 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $7,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)