Grimes, TX is part of the state of Texas and located in Grimes County. The county has been home to many different political figures throughout its history. The local government is made up of an elected Board of County Commissioners who work together to manage the affairs of the county. There are also several other elected officials such as justices of the peace, county court judges, constables, tax assessors/collectors, sheriffs and clerks. The local political scene in Grimes County is very active with elections held every two years for many offices. Local grassroots campaigns have become more popular in recent years as citizens participate actively in their government. With a diverse population and a strong commitment to civic engagement, Grimes County has become a hotbed for political activity.
The political climate in Grimes County, TX is very conservative.
In Grimes County, TX 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grimes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 22.8%.
Grimes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grimes County, TX is very conservative.
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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.
Grimes, 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 Grimes County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 307 contributions totaling $11,951 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 517 contributions totaling $108,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)