Wood, TX County has a long history of politically active citizens. In recent years, the county has seen an increase in turnout for local elections, with a wide range of candidates running for positions. While the county does not have a mayor, it is still home to several political organizations representing varying points of view. The Wood County Republican Party and the Wood County Democratic Party are two of the largest political organizations in the area, both advocating for their respective causes. Additionally, there are several other local political groups that focus on issues such as education, environment and social issues. Residents of Wood, TX County have the opportunity to be involved in politics by attending town hall meetings or by casting their vote during local elections. With increasing civic engagement among its residents, Wood, TX County is making sure that its citizens’ voices are heard on every level of government.
The political climate in Wood County, TX is very conservative.
In Wood County, TX 15.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.6% to 15.4%.
Wood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wood 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.
Wood, 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 Wood County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 388 contributions totaling $18,065 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 950 contributions totaling $145,197 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)