The politics of Westwood Shores, TX are largely driven by the people that live in the area. This is a tight-knit community where the residents pride themselves on having strong civic engagement and being involved with their local government. The town is run by a mayor and several city council members who are elected to represent the interests of their constituents. Residents often attend town hall meetings to stay up-to-date on any important political issues. Additionally, there are many active organizations and clubs within the community, providing an opportunity for citizens to come together and discuss matters that affect them directly. With such a strong focus on participating in local politics, it is no surprise that Westwood Shores, TX has become a model for other towns across the nation when it comes to engaging citizens in municipal government decisions.
The political climate in Westwood Shores, TX is strongly conservative.
Trinity County, TX is very conservative. In Trinity County, TX 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Trinity county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.4% to 19.1%.
Trinity county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westwood Shores, TX is strongly conservative.
Trinity County, Texas is very conservative.
Huntsville 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.
Westwood Shores, 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 Westwood Shores, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $1,347 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $12,347 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)