Goldthwaite, TX is a small town located in central Texas. It is a tight-knit community and its politics are shaped by the local residents. Goldthwaite residents generally support conservative candidates who emphasize strong economic policies and fiscal discipline. They also care deeply about protecting the environment, preserving traditional values, and maintaining safety for all citizens. The town takes pride in supporting local businesses and organizations that contribute to the overall well-being of the community. Goldthwaite has numerous civic organizations which play an active role in local politics such as The Goldthwaite Chamber of Commerce, The Rotary Club, Lions Club, and several others. These civic groups give citizens an opportunity to express their opinions on political issues impacting their lives and play an important role in shaping the political discourse of the town.
The political climate in Goldthwaite, TX is strongly conservative.
Mills County, TX is very conservative. In Mills County, TX 10.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mills county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.5% to 10.8%.
Mills county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Goldthwaite, TX is strongly conservative.
Mills 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.
Goldthwaite, 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 Goldthwaite, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $11,241 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $2,949 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)