Louise, TX is a small town located in Wharton County, Texas. The city has a long history of being an active part of the political process in the state. The current mayor is Mitch McLean who was elected in 2020 and is serving his first term. In addition to the mayor, there are several other local politicians who have been elected to serve the citizens of Louise. These include city council members, school board trustees and county commissioners. The citizens of Louise take an active role in making sure their leaders are representing their interests and concerns in local government. Issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development and public safety are always at the forefront of discussion at city council meetings. Additionally, local civic organizations like Rotary Clubs and Lions Clubs often host public forums with candidates to discuss issues impacting Louise residents.
The political climate in Louise, TX is very conservative.
Wharton County, TX is very conservative. In Wharton County, TX 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wharton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 28.0%.
Wharton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Louise, TX is very conservative.
Wharton County, Texas is very conservative.
El Campo 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.
Louise, 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 Louise, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $5,830 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $324 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)