Vanderbilt, TX is a small town located in South Texas that is known for its strong sense of community and close-knit people. Politically, the town leans conservatively and votes primarily Republican. The mayor of Vanderbilt is Larry Ermis, who was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. He has worked closely with local businesses and organizations to create a welcoming atmosphere for residents and visitors alike. There is also a city council comprised of five members who are responsible for creating policies that promote economic development, public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and many other aspects that affect daily life in Vanderbilt. These policies are voted on by the local citizens through elections held every two years. Despite its small size, Vanderbilt has an active political environment with meaningful conversations taking place amongst local officials, citizens, and visitors alike about current issues affecting the region.
The political climate in Vanderbilt, TX is very conservative.
Jackson County, TX is very conservative. In Jackson County, TX 16.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.3% to 16.3%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vanderbilt, TX is very conservative.
Jackson 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.
Vanderbilt, 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 Vanderbilt, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $7,048 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $27,055 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)