Palestine, TX is a progressive small town located in Anderson County, Texas. The local government of Palestine is composed of a mayor and five city council members who are elected by the community. The democratic process in this small town has been working well for many years and allows the citizens to have their voices heard and their opinions represented in the decision-making processes that affect their lives. In addition to the local politicians, there are also several organizations dedicated to advancing political causes in Palestine such as the Palestine Democratic Club and the Palestine Young Democrats. These groups host events, rallies, meetings and fundraisers to further their causes. Through these efforts, they strive to make sure that all citizens of Palestine have access to quality education and healthcare, safe streets, sustainable economic opportunities and a vibrant culture.
The political climate in Palestine, TX is moderately conservative.
Anderson County, TX is very conservative. In Anderson County, TX 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 20.6%.
Anderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palestine, TX is moderately conservative.
Anderson County, Texas is very conservative.
Palestine 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.
Palestine, 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 Palestine, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 101 contributions totaling $6,398 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 272 contributions totaling $55,275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)