Erath County is located in north central Texas and covers an area of 860 square miles. It has a strong agricultural base, with the main crops being cotton, wheat, and hay. The county also has a bustling oil and gas industry, helping to drive its economy. Politically, Erath County is solidly conservative. In recent years the Republican Party has dominated local elections and there have been very few Democratic candidates for office. The current offices are held by Republicans and they are generally supported by the majority of county residents. There is a local chapter of the Republican Party that meets monthly to discuss issues important to Erath County voters. These meetings are open to all members of the public who wish to attend so they can learn more about what their local representatives support and what policies they are advocating for in their district.
The political climate in Erath County, TX is very conservative.
In Erath County, TX 17.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erath county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.1% to 17.3%.
Erath county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Erath County, TX is very conservative.
Stephenville 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.
Erath, 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 Erath County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 901 contributions totaling $36,129 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 494 contributions totaling $115,277 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)