Calhoun County, Texas is a rural community in the southern part of the state. Its politics embody the values of traditional small-town America, with a strong emphasis on local autonomy and limited government involvement. Residents are active in local civic organizations and take pride in their tight-knit communities. Local elections feature candidates from both major political parties who have deep roots in the area and a familiarity with the issues that directly affect Calhoun County’s citizens. Although Calhoun County residents vote along party lines, they prioritize local issues such as taxes and economic development when casting their ballots. The county is served by a variety of elected officials at all levels of government, including state representatives and senators, as well as county commissioners, judges, and sheriffs.
The political climate in Calhoun County, TX is very conservative.
In Calhoun County, TX 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 27.3%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Calhoun County, TX is very conservative.
Port Lavaca 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.
Calhoun, 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 Calhoun County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 416 contributions totaling $17,736 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 297 contributions totaling $198,240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $667 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)