Henderson, TX is a small town located in East Texas. It has a long history of small-town politics that are important to the community. In Henderson, local elections are held every two years with a variety of candidates vying for positions on the City Council. Each candidate brings something unique to their campaign and works hard to ensure they represent the best interests of the people of Henderson. These elections give citizens an opportunity to voice their opinions and allow them to have a say in how their town is run. In recent years, there have been various initiatives taken by the city council to improve public safety, encourage economic growth, and invest in infrastructure projects in order to create more opportunities for those living in Henderson. All these efforts make it clear that local politics are an integral part of life here in Henderson and will continue to be so for many years to come.
The political climate in Henderson, TX is moderately conservative.
Rusk County, TX is very conservative. In Rusk County, TX 21.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rusk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.3% to 21.7%.
Rusk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Henderson, TX is moderately conservative.
Rusk County, Texas is very conservative.
Longview 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.
Henderson, 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 Henderson, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 307 contributions totaling $15,340 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 228 contributions totaling $44,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)