Graford, TX is a small town located in the northern part of Texas, and it is known for its tight-knit community and southern charm. Politically, the town leans conservative, with many of the residents believing in traditional values and supporting Republican candidates at the local and national levels. The Graford community takes pride in their ability to vote in local elections and are very active when it comes to voicing their opinions on matters that affect the town. Voting turnout is typically high during election years, with residents eager to make sure their voice is heard. During off-election years, citizens still stay active politically by attending public meetings or discussing current events with friends and family. All in all, politics plays an important role in Graford’s culture as locals take pride in being informed about what is going on both locally and nationally.
The political climate in Graford, TX is strongly conservative.
Palo Pinto County, TX is very conservative. In Palo Pinto County, TX 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Palo Pinto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.5% to 17.4%.
Palo Pinto county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Graford, TX is strongly conservative.
Palo Pinto County, Texas is very conservative.
Mineral Wells 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.
Graford, 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 Graford, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $1,347 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $2,629 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)