Jasper, TX County is a beautiful rural area located in the southeast corner of Texas. It is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, and its local economy relies heavily on agriculture, forestry, and other industries. Politically speaking, Jasper County is part of the state’s 23rd Congressional District and is represented by Republican Congressman Jodey Arrington. As one of the most conservative districts in the nation, Mr. Arrington has been praised for his strong stance against raising taxes and wasteful government spending. The county also elects state representatives every two years who hold office at both the state house and senate levels. In recent years, Jasper County has seen an increase in support for progressive candidates with initiatives aimed at improving public education, expanding health care access and advocating for environmental protection. As a result, local politicians have been working hard to ensure that Jasper County remains a friendly environment for businesses as well as individuals seeking quality employment opportunities.
The political climate in Jasper County, TX is very conservative.
In Jasper County, TX 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.3% to 18.9%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jasper 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.
Jasper, 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 Jasper County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 145 contributions totaling $5,559 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 381 contributions totaling $123,844 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)