Lufkin, Texas is a small city located in Angelina County, about 120 miles north of Houston. It is known for its friendly and welcoming people, and for having a thriving business community. When it comes to politics, the town has always been proud to express their views through local elections. As a part of the Republican Party, many of Lufkin's residents are focused on maintaining conservative values. There are several political candidates running for office in Lufkin this year, with each candidate aiming to represent the values of their constituents. With so much going on in politics right now, it is important for citizens to be informed and stay up-to-date with the current political climate before they make any decisions at the polls.
The political climate in Lufkin, TX is moderately conservative.
Angelina County, TX is very conservative. In Angelina County, TX 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Angelina county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.4%.
Angelina county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lufkin, TX is moderately conservative.
Angelina County, Texas is very conservative.
Lufkin 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.
Lufkin, 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 Lufkin, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,459 contributions totaling $169,116 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,218 contributions totaling $375,231 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)