Follett, TX is a small rural community in the Texas Panhandle that prides itself on its close-knit sense of community. When it comes to politics, Follett has a proud history of supporting independent thinkers and promoting their own local interests. The people of Follett have elected several long-standing members to serve in various local government positions. These candidates are highly involved in the town's affairs, from advocating for better roads and infrastructure to supporting programs and initiatives designed to improve the quality of life for all residents. The town also holds regular election cycles, where its citizens can cast their vote for the candidate of their choosing. This gives everyone a chance to make sure that their voices are heard and ensure that their representatives reflect their values and opinions.
The political climate in Follett, TX is strongly conservative.
Lipscomb County, TX is very conservative. In Lipscomb County, TX 9.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 89.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lipscomb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 89.1% to 9.7%.
Lipscomb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Follett, TX is strongly conservative.
Lipscomb County, Texas 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.
Follett, 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 Follett, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)