Grayson County, Texas is a vibrant and growing community that plays an important role in the state's political landscape. It is home to a number of local politicians who are dedicated to representing the citizens of the county, and working to ensure their voices are heard in Austin. Some of the most visible political figures in Grayson County include State Senator Robert Nichols and State Representatives Dan Flynn and Cole Hefner. These representatives have consistently worked together to ensure that laws passed in Austin protect the rights of locals while also promoting economic growth and development throughout the county. Together they have helped enact legislation that encourages job growth and wages, expands educational opportunities for students, establishes tax incentives for new businesses, provides better access to health care services, and strengthens public safety protocols. These efforts help create a better future for everyone in Grayson County.
The political climate in Grayson County, TX is very conservative.
In Grayson County, TX 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grayson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.4%.
Grayson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grayson County, TX is very conservative.
Sherman-Denison 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.
Grayson, 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 Grayson County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,127 contributions totaling $147,284 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,308 contributions totaling $657,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)