The politics in Talco, TX are an important part of the community. The city is part of Titus County, which is known for its conservative views and voting patterns. Every year local elections are held to decide who will represent the people of Talco in their local government. During these elections, candidates from both political parties run for office and campaign to gain the support of their constituents. The citizens of Talco take their civic duty seriously and take part in the process by attending debates, rallies and other public events to hear what each candidate has to say. With a close knit community, it is no surprise that many residents know each other well enough to make informed decisions about who they feel will best serve their interests in office.
The political climate in Talco, TX is strongly conservative.
Titus County, TX is very conservative. In Titus County, TX 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Titus county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 27.1%.
Titus county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Talco, TX is strongly conservative.
Titus County, Texas is very conservative.
Mount Pleasant 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.
Talco, 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 Talco, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $10 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)