Goldsmith, TX is a small rural town located in North Central Texas. While it may not be the center of political power, it does have an active local politics scene. The town is served by numerous local government bodies including the City Council, County Commissioners Court, School Board and other governing entities. These various commissions are managed by local elected officials who are accountable to the citizens of Goldsmith and work hard to ensure that all citizens have their voices heard. There are numerous community events throughout the year where residents can meet with their representatives to discuss issues important to them and there are opportunities for citizens to get involved in the political process through voting or volunteering on campaigns. While Goldsmith may not be as politically active as larger cities, its citizens remain engaged and take pride in having their voices heard.
The political climate in Goldsmith, TX is moderately conservative.
Ector County, TX is very conservative. In Ector County, TX 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ector county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.3% to 25.5%.
Ector county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Goldsmith, TX is moderately conservative.
Ector County, Texas is very conservative.
Odessa 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.
Goldsmith, 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 Goldsmith, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $2,075 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)