Yoakum, TX County is a bustling rural community located in the heart of Texas. Home to a vibrant economy and plenty of local culture, Yoakum offers its citizens many engaging activities and opportunities for civic participation. Politically, the county is largely conservative in its beliefs and values. The Republican Party enjoys strong support among the locals, although some more progressive-minded individuals are found in the area as well. Local elections often feature tight races between Republican and Democrat candidates. Residents of Yoakum, TX value their right to vote and take their civic responsibilities seriously; turnout at polling places is usually strong during election season.
The political climate in Yoakum County, TX is very conservative.
In Yoakum County, TX 16.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yoakum county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.6% to 16.0%.
Yoakum county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yoakum 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.
Yoakum, 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 Yoakum County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 202 contributions totaling $26,262 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)