Jasper, TX is a small town located in the heart of East Texas. It is mainly known for its history and rural countryside. The politics in Jasper, TX are largely conducted by city officials and representatives from local government institutions. There are several individuals who make up the town’s political structure, such as the mayor, city council members, county commissioners, and school board members. These officials all work together to ensure that the city’s best interests are considered when making decisions related to legislation, policy change, public works projects, and other important issues. Residents of Jasper have the opportunity to voice their opinion on many of these political issues through various forums such as town hall meetings or even online feedback surveys. With a strong sense of civic engagement and participation in local politics amongst its citizens, Jasper continues to be a vibrant community with plenty of opportunities for all.
The political climate in Jasper, TX is moderately conservative.
Jasper County, TX is very conservative. In Jasper County, TX 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.3% to 18.9%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jasper, TX is moderately conservative.
Jasper 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.
Jasper, 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 Jasper, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $991 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 162 contributions totaling $23,339 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)