Grapeland, TX is a small town located in Houston County with a population of just under 1,000 people. It has a long and proud history of political engagement in local affairs and state politics. Grapeland is home to the Houston County Republican and Democratic parties, both of which have active committees that meet regularly and plan events throughout the year. During election season, the town sees an influx of volunteer energy as candidates from both major parties come to campaign for their respective causes. Every two years there are local elections where residents can cast their vote for mayor, city council members, and other elected positions. In addition to these local elections, Grapeland also casts its ballot in Texas’ statewide races for Governor every four years. Additionally, the town welcomes state-level representatives who come to speak at various events throughout the year on issues like education reform and economic growth.
The political climate in Grapeland, TX is strongly conservative.
Houston County, TX is very conservative. In Houston County, TX 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.8% to 24.5%.
Houston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grapeland, TX is strongly conservative.
Houston 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.
Grapeland, 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 Grapeland, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $17,666 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)