Fort Davis, TX is a small town in Jeff Davis County located in West Texas. It has a population of approximately 1,200 and is known for its historical charm and beautiful mountain views. The local political scene in Fort Davis is driven by the county-level campaigns that take place every four years. Jeff Davis county is represented by two Republican state representatives, and the mayor of Fort Davis is currently an independent candidate. Voter turnout in Fort Davis for local elections tends to be higher than that of other towns in the county due to the close-knit nature of the community and its dedication to civic engagement. Residents regularly attend town meetings and participate in debates on important topics such as taxes, public safety, education, and infrastructure development.
The political climate in Fort Davis, TX is somewhat conservative.
Jeff Davis County, TX is moderately conservative. In Jeff Davis County, TX 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jeff Davis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 38.4%.
Jeff Davis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Davis, TX is somewhat conservative.
Jeff Davis County, Texas is moderately 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.
Fort Davis, 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 Fort Davis, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 519 contributions totaling $35,393 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $11,011 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)