Waskom, TX is a small town in Harrison County, located just a few miles from the Louisiana border. The town has a rich political history, having been the birthplace of several prominent members of state and national politics. In recent years, Waskom has seen its local politics become more diverse and expansive. Numerous city council members have been elected by the people of Waskom to represent their interests in local government. These individuals have worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life for all residents through public safety initiatives, infrastructure improvements, and community outreach programs. Additionally, many members of the state legislature and congressional delegation have grown up in or around Waskom and take an active interest in its progress. As a result, Waskom remains an important part of Texas politics today.
The political climate in Waskom, TX is strongly conservative.
Harrison County, TX is very conservative. In Harrison County, TX 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 26.6%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waskom, TX is strongly conservative.
Harrison 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.
Waskom, 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 Waskom, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $3,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $813 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $5,803 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)