Willis, TX is a small town located in Montgomery County. It has a vibrant and engaged community of citizens who are passionate about their local politics. Even though Willis does not have any local political candidates, the citizens still come out to vote in national and state elections. They are an important part of their community and take pride in taking part in the democratic process. Willis also holds public meetings at the city hall on a regular basis, where members of the public can voice their opinions on various issues affecting their city. This strong sense of civic engagement helps ensure that everyone has a voice and that all matters are openly discussed and considered. As such, residents of Willis can rest assured that their votes make an impact and they have a say in what happens in their community.
The political climate in Willis, TX is moderately conservative.
Montgomery County, TX is very conservative. In Montgomery County, TX 27.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 27.4%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Willis, TX is moderately conservative.
Montgomery County, Texas is very conservative.
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metro Area is leaning 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.
Willis, 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 Willis, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,208 contributions totaling $39,597 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 681 contributions totaling $139,333 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)