Smith, TX County is located in the state of Texas and is home to many people. The county has a strong political presence within the state with many elected officials representing Smith, TX in various roles from the federal level down to local levels. There are two main parties represented in the county, Republican and Democrat, both of which have dedicated politicians that work hard to support their constituents. At the local level, citizens can find information about political candidates running for office through their local news outlets or by visiting their county website. There are also multiple community groups that focus on educating citizens on current issues and provide platforms for discussing relevant topics during election season. Both Republicans and Democrats are active in Smith County politics and actively work together to ensure citizens receive fair representation in all matters.
The political climate in Smith County, TX is very conservative.
In Smith County, TX 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.5%.
Smith county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Smith County, TX is very conservative.
Tyler 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.
Smith, 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 Smith County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,508 contributions totaling $419,295 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,633 contributions totaling $2,954,711 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $525 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)