Pleasant Hill, TX is a small and peaceful town located in the southeastern corner of the state. The town is governed by a mayor and four city council members, all of whom are elected by the citizens of Pleasant Hill in regular municipal elections. These elected officials are responsible for setting the laws and policies that ensure that Pleasant Hill remains a safe and welcoming place to live, work, and visit. Services such as police, fire protection, road maintenance, public parks, schools, libraries, and waste management are all managed by the local government. Pleasant Hill has always placed an emphasis on community involvement in politics. Town hall meetings are regularly held so that residents can voice their concerns or support for current issues facing the town. The people of Pleasant Hill take pride in their commitment to staying informed on local politics and taking part in decisions that will affect their daily lives.
The political climate in Pleasant Hill, TX is strongly conservative.
Polk County, TX is very conservative. In Polk County, TX 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.8% to 22.3%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pleasant Hill, TX is strongly conservative.
Polk 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.
Pleasant Hill, 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 Pleasant Hill, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $4,283 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)