The politics in Castro County, TX are an important part of the local community. The county is governed by the Castro County Commissioners Court, which consists of five members: the county judge, two county commissioners from each precinct and a constable. The court is responsible for setting policy for the county, including taxation, zoning regulations and public safety. Local elections are held every two years to elect officials to the court. Additionally, there are several state representatives that advocate for constituents in Castro County at the Texas state legislature. These elected officials work to ensure that residents have access to quality services and fair laws that best reflect their needs and interests.
The political climate in Castro County, TX is very conservative.
In Castro County, TX 22.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Castro county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 22.4%.
Castro county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Castro 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.
Castro, 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 Castro County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $2,413 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $24,941 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)