Palo Pinto County, TX is a small county in North Texas that is known for its scenic beauty and rural lifestyle. The county has a population of approximately 28,000 people and consists of six incorporated cities. Politically, the county is overwhelmingly conservative with the majority of voters favoring Republican candidates. The Republican Party holds all county offices and majorities on the Palo Pinto County Commissioners Court and school boards. Local elections often feature GOP-endorsed candidates but nonpartisan races are also common. In recent years, local debates have focused on economic development, public safety, and local infrastructure projects. Despite its strong partisan leanings, Palo Pinto County offers a diverse political landscape where residents can engage with their elected officials and weigh in on important issues facing their community.
The political climate in Palo Pinto County, TX is very conservative.
In Palo Pinto County, TX 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Palo Pinto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.5% to 17.4%.
Palo Pinto county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palo Pinto County, TX is very conservative.
Mineral Wells 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.
Palo Pinto, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Palo Pinto County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 350 contributions totaling $19,300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 389 contributions totaling $90,227 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)