Sheldon, TX is a small town located in the Houston metropolitan area. It has a rich history of local politics, with residents actively engaged in their community. Local elections often involve passionate debates between candidates on topics such as the economy, infrastructure, public safety, and education. Residents of Sheldon pride themselves on engaging in meaningful conversation about important issues that affect their lives and take an active role in voting for their desired candidate. There are numerous opportunities to get involved with local politics and participate in discussions with like-minded people. Through active engagement with local politics, Sheldon's citizens can help shape the future of their community by having an impact on who represents them at the state and federal levels.
The political climate in Sheldon, TX is somewhat liberal.
Harris County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Harris County, TX 55.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harris county remained strongly Democratic, 55.9% to 42.7%.
Harris county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sheldon, TX is somewhat liberal.
Harris County, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Sheldon, Texas: R R d d D D
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 Sheldon, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 188 contributions totaling $563,394 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,997 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $4,940 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)