The city of Thornton, TX is a small but growing municipality located about an hour outside of Dallas. The politics in Thornton are largely driven by the needs and concerns of its citizens, who are eager to see their town become a better place to live and work. Local political candidates run for office with the hope that they can bring positive change to the community. Issues such as economic development, public safety, education, and infrastructure improvements are just some of the issues that local politicians focus on when running for office. The local government strives to ensure that all residents have access to services and resources needed for a thriving community. This includes providing excellent infrastructure, employment opportunities, recreation activities, and quality educational services. No matter which candidate is elected, Thornton's citizens can be assured that their voices will be heard and they will have someone fighting for their best interests in City Hall.
The political climate in Thornton, TX is strongly conservative.
Limestone County, TX is very conservative. In Limestone County, TX 24.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Limestone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 24.3%.
Limestone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thornton, TX is strongly conservative.
Limestone 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.
Thornton, 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 Thornton, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $1,218 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $2,806 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)