Thrall, TX is a small town located in Williamson County. It has a long history of political involvement and activism in the area. With a population of around 2,100 people, Thrall is represented by state legislators in both the Texas House and Senate. Voters in Thrall have the chance to elect their local representatives and senators at the polls every two years. In addition to its state offices, Thrall also has a host of county level offices that citizens can participate in and influence. These include sheriff’s office, district court judgeships, commissioners court positions, constable positions and more. Whether it’s through voting or just participating in the political discourse of their community, residents of Thrall have ample opportunities to get involved with politics locally and make an impact on how their town operates.
The political climate in Thrall, TX is somewhat conservative.
Williamson County, TX is leaning liberal. In Williamson County, TX 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williamson county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.2%.
Williamson county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thrall, TX is somewhat conservative.
Williamson County, Texas is leaning liberal.
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metro Area is strongly 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.
Thrall, Texas: R R R R r 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 Thrall, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $11,363 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)