Jacksonville, TX is a small town located in East Texas at the intersection of US Highway 69 and State Highway 204. It is a rural area with a small population that has remained relatively stable over the past decade. The city government is run by an elected mayor and four councilmembers who work together to ensure that Jacksonville runs smoothly. The community values civic engagement, so local residents usually take a keen interest in politics within the town. Every two to three years, residents get the opportunity to choose their mayor and council members through local elections as well as cast their votes for state and national candidates that appear on the ballot. From educational issues to economic development projects, Jacksonville’s citizens are committed to making sure their city remains safe and prosperous.
The political climate in Jacksonville, TX is moderately conservative.
Cherokee County, TX is very conservative. In Cherokee County, TX 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 21.6%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jacksonville, TX is moderately conservative.
Cherokee County, Texas is very conservative.
Jacksonville 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.
Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 336 contributions totaling $40,542 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 372 contributions totaling $94,763 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)