Dorchester, TX is a small town located in the heart of Texas. The politics in Dorchester are relatively conservative and generally follow the values of the residents. Dorchester is part of the larger county and its politicians represent their constituents by advocating for their policies at both local and state levels. Some of the political issues that have been discussed in Dorchester include taxes, immigration, education, healthcare, and gun rights. Local candidates must work with their constituents to create a better future for all residents of Dorchester. They must ensure that they are addressing concerns from all sides while also keeping up with national trends. Political engagement is especially important in Dorchester since it can help shape laws and regulations that directly impact people’s lives.
The political climate in Dorchester, TX is strongly conservative.
Grayson County, TX is very conservative. In Grayson County, TX 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grayson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.4%.
Grayson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dorchester, TX is strongly conservative.
Grayson County, Texas is very conservative.
Sherman-Denison 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.
Dorchester, 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 Dorchester, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 479 contributions totaling $51,757 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 617 contributions totaling $125,212 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)