Groveton, TX is a small rural town with a population of about 4,500 people. The local politics in Groveton are typically dominated by conservative candidates and values. There have been several local elections over the past few years with candidates from both major political parties vying for office. However, most of the time it is Republican candidates who ultimately prevail in local elections. There has been some recent pushback against this trend, however, as more independent and progressive candidates have sought to challenge the status quo in Groveton's political landscape. As such, Groveton's citizens are presented with an array of choice when it comes to selecting their representatives at the local level.
The political climate in Groveton, TX is moderately conservative.
Trinity County, TX is very conservative. In Trinity County, TX 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Trinity county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.4% to 19.1%.
Trinity county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Groveton, TX is moderately conservative.
Trinity County, Texas is very conservative.
Huntsville 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.
Groveton, 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 Groveton, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $190 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $2,130 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)