Premont, TX is a small town with a population of around 2,000 people. It has been part of the same political district for many years and issues such as education and infrastructure have taken priority in its politics. While there are no local political candidates running for office at this time, the citizens of Premont have made their voices heard when it comes to matters that affect their day-to-day lives. They are actively engaged in public forums and community events to ensure that their views are taken into consideration when decisions are being made. The town has also seen an increase in civic engagement over recent years, a testament to its residents’ commitment to making sure that their opinions are heard when it comes to politics in Premont, TX.
The political climate in Premont, TX is leaning conservative.
Jim Wells County, TX is somewhat conservative. In Jim Wells County, TX 44.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jim Wells county flipped moderately Republican, 54.5% to 44.8%.
Jim Wells county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Premont, TX is leaning conservative.
Jim Wells County, Texas is somewhat conservative.
Alice Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Premont, Texas: D d D D D 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 Premont, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $2,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $434 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $6,990 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $874 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)