Elkhart, TX is a small rural town located in the foothills of North Texas. It has a strong sense of community and many residents take pride in their local politics. The Elkhart city council is made up of seven members who are elected at large to serve two-year terms. They are responsible for making decisions about the city's infrastructure, public safety, and other important services. Moreover, they work closely with local business owners and organizations to ensure that Elkhart remains an inviting place to live and work. The mayor of Elkhart is also elected every two years and works together with the council to maintain the quality of life for all its citizens. Here in Elkhart, people take local politics seriously as it affects their livelihoods and quality of life on a daily basis.
The political climate in Elkhart, TX is strongly conservative.
Anderson County, TX is very conservative. In Anderson County, TX 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 20.6%.
Anderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elkhart, TX is strongly conservative.
Anderson County, Texas is very conservative.
Palestine 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.
Elkhart, 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 Elkhart, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $7,474 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $287 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)