Hamilton, TX is a small town located in Texas that is known for its friendly atmosphere and close-knit community. The town has a population of about 4,000 people. The political landscape of Hamilton is largely conservative and the city is run by a mayor-council form of government. Local politics are mostly focused on municipal issues like providing quality services to the residents and maintaining the infrastructure of the town. The local government works hard to keep taxes low while also ensuring that the public remains safe and healthy. In recent years, voter turnout in local elections has been high and Hamilton residents have re-elected their current mayor for multiple terms. There are also various committees and boards that work with elected officials to ensure that all sectors of society are represented in decision making.
The political climate in Hamilton, TX is strongly conservative.
Hamilton County, TX is very conservative. In Hamilton County, TX 14.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.1% to 14.7%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamilton, TX is strongly conservative.
Hamilton 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.
Hamilton, 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 Hamilton, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $2,254 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $32,106 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)