Gatesville, TX is a small town located in Central Texas. Although it is a relatively small and rural town, it still has an active political scene. The city is represented in the state legislature by Representative J.D. Sheffield as part of District 59. Gatesville also has numerous local elected officials, including a mayor and city council members. Elections are held regularly for these positions, and citizens have the opportunity to make their voices heard at the ballot box on important issues facing Gatesville. Additionally, the city of Gatesville is home to several grassroots organizations which work to advocate for local citizens on issues such as access to health care, education reform, and environmental protection. These groups provide valuable resources for those seeking to learn more about local politics in Gatesville and how they can get involved in the political process.
The political climate in Gatesville, TX is moderately conservative.
Coryell County, TX is very conservative. In Coryell County, TX 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coryell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 32.2%.
Coryell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gatesville, TX is moderately conservative.
Coryell County, Texas is very conservative.
Killeen-Temple Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Gatesville, 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 Gatesville, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 224 contributions totaling $28,780 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 231 contributions totaling $54,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)