Angelina County is located in the eastern part of Texas and is home to a diverse population. The county is governed by an elected body of officials, with positions ranging from County Judge to Commissioner. These officials are responsible for setting policy and representing the interests of their constituents in matters related to local government. The County Judge serves as the chief executive, presides over the Commissioners Court, and administers other county-wide functions. The Commissioners Court also has four members: Precinct 1 Commissioner, Precinct 2 Commissioner, Precinct 3 Commissioner, and Precinct 4 Commissioner. Together they act as the legislative branch of Angelina County's government making sure that laws are enforced and spending is managed responsibly. Each elected official in Angelina County works to ensure that services are provided efficiently and effectively so that all citizens can live their lives comfortably.
The political climate in Angelina County, TX is very conservative.
In Angelina County, TX 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Angelina county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.4%.
Angelina county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Angelina County, TX is very conservative.
Lufkin 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.
Angelina, 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 Angelina County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,083 contributions totaling $127,478 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 965 contributions totaling $261,653 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)