Welch, TX is a small town located in Eastern Texas with a rich history. The city has a thriving local economy and is known for its friendly community spirit. Although Welch is a small town, it still has an active political landscape that influences the local area. Currently, there are several candidates running in various elections for both state and national positions. These candidates have been campaigning around the city, attending events and speaking with local residents in order to gain their support. They each bring different ideas to the table and offer solutions to some of the issues facing Welch and other small towns like it across Texas. By getting involved in politics, citizens of Welch can make sure their voices are heard and help shape their community's future.
The political climate in Welch, TX is strongly conservative.
Dawson County, TX is very conservative. In Dawson County, TX 21.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dawson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 21.3%.
Dawson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Welch, TX is strongly conservative.
Dawson County, Texas is very conservative.
Lamesa 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.
Welch, 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 Welch, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)