Leonard, TX is a small city located in North Texas that prides itself on its tight-knit community and small-town charm. Although small, Leonard is an important part of the local political landscape. Each year, citizens of Leonard come together to decide who will represent them in local government. Local elections are held to elect individuals to serve as Mayor, City Council Members and other positions on various boards and commissions. These elected officials are tasked with making decisions that affect the residents of Leonard, such as deciding how taxes are allocated and what public services should be provided to the citizens. Candidates for local office typically have strong ties to their community and look to work towards making Leonard a better place for all its citizens.
The political climate in Leonard, TX is strongly conservative.
Fannin County, TX is very conservative. In Fannin County, TX 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fannin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.1% to 17.7%.
Fannin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leonard, TX is strongly conservative.
Fannin 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.
Leonard, 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 Leonard, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $5,015 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $13,793 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)