Spearman, TX is a small city in Hansford County in the Texas Panhandle. The city is governed by a Mayor-Council system of government, led by a Mayor and five City Councilmembers elected at-large. Spearman's local politics are often focused on maintaining the city's rural identity and quality of life while also working to ensure that the city has access to resources necessary for it's continued growth and development. Recently, the focus has been on finding creative solutions to improve access to public transportation, promote economic development, and foster a safe environment for citizens. The current Mayor has taken steps to improve infrastructure throughout the city and create more opportunities for businesses to relocate within the city limits. Additionally, city council members have worked with state legislators to develop new laws that would benefit residents of Spearman. It is clear that Spearman is dedicated to creating an environment where people can live and work safely while enjoying all the benefits of living in a rural setting.
The political climate in Spearman, TX is moderately conservative.
Hansford County, TX is very conservative. In Hansford County, TX 8.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hansford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.3% to 8.1%.
Hansford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spearman, TX is moderately conservative.
Hansford 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.
Spearman, 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 Spearman, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $75 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $12,677 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)