Haskell, TX is a small town with an estimated population of 2,527 according to the 2010 census. The town is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor is Jeffrey Riley and the city council consists of five members who are elected at large. Local politics in Haskell are largely focused on maintaining a safe and prosperous community for its citizens while promoting economic growth. Residents often discuss issues such as taxation, public safety, infrastructure improvements and other topics related to making sure Haskell remains a great place to call home. Voters take part in municipal elections every two years to choose their representatives on the city council and mayor. Additionally, residents are actively involved in staying informed about local issues that affect them directly; from attending city council meetings to participating in public forums held by local leaders.
The political climate in Haskell, TX is moderately conservative.
Haskell County, TX is very conservative. In Haskell County, TX 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Haskell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.1% to 15.9%.
Haskell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Haskell, TX is moderately conservative.
Haskell 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.
Haskell, 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 Haskell, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $6,795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)