Myrtle Springs, TX is a vibrant and bustling community with a long and colorful history of involvement in local politics. From city council members to school board representatives, the citizens of Myrtle Springs are committed to making their voices heard when it comes to deciding how their community is shaped and governed. Residents actively participate in lobbying for particular issues that affect the city, such as environmental concerns or economic development initiatives. Additionally, members of the community are encouraged to get involved in local elections by volunteering or voting for elected officials who best represent their views on important matters. It is this dedication to civic engagement that makes Myrtle Springs a great place to live.
The political climate in Myrtle Springs, TX is strongly conservative.
Van Zandt County, TX is very conservative. In Van Zandt County, TX 13.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Van Zandt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.6% to 13.5%.
Van Zandt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Myrtle Springs, TX is strongly conservative.
Van Zandt 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.
Myrtle Springs, 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 Myrtle Springs, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $6,862 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 411 contributions totaling $84,362 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)