Wichita Falls, TX is home to several different political organizations and issues. The city has many state representatives, senators, and local government officials that work hard to represent the interests of their constituents in the area. Local elections are held frequently to elect new representatives and provide an opportunity for citizens to have a say in who represents them in government. Major issues in Wichita Falls include education, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, and budgeting. These issues are discussed at local town hall meetings, as well as within local government bodies such as City Councils or County Commissions. Overall, Wichita Falls residents strive for their community to be a safe and prosperous one that is able to provide the best opportunities for all.
The political climate in Wichita Falls, TX is moderately conservative.
Wichita County, TX is very conservative. In Wichita County, TX 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wichita county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.6%.
Wichita county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wichita Falls, TX is moderately conservative.
Wichita County, Texas is very conservative.
Wichita Falls 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.
Wichita Falls, 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 Wichita Falls, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,699 contributions totaling $109,104 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,219 contributions totaling $727,037 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)