Henderson County, TX is a part of the East Texas region and it has a thriving political climate. The county is represented by several state representatives from both the Republican and Democratic parties. These representatives strive to provide their constituents with effective representation in both local and regional issues. The county also holds several local municipal elections every few years, allowing citizens to choose their leaders in the community. Henderson County is an important voice in the Texas legislative process, and its population is active and engaged when it comes to politics. Citizens have access to a variety of resources on how to stay informed on political matters, such as attending city council meetings or following news outlets for updates on local political events. Whether you are new to Henderson County or have lived there for years, it is important to stay informed about what's happening in your county politically.
The political climate in Henderson County, TX is very conservative.
In Henderson County, TX 19.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.6% to 19.4%.
Henderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Henderson County, TX is very conservative.
Athens 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.
Henderson, 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 Henderson County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 765 contributions totaling $68,598 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,226 contributions totaling $255,376 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)