Gaines, TX County is located in the south-central region of Texas and is home to a diverse population. It has a rich history of politics that is shaped by its unique cultural and economic landscape. The county's political system is composed of local elected representatives such as judges, commissioners, constables, district attorneys and sheriffs, who are responsible for making decisions about the county’s government. Each position is voted on by the citizens and serves three year terms during each election cycle. In addition to these elected officials, Gaines County also holds various government boards and committees that help guide the county in making decisions about local ordinances or programs. These boards include ones dedicated to parks and recreation, economic development, public safety and civic affairs. As a whole, Gaines County prides itself on being an active community with residents who are passionate about their local politics and who strive to make it a better place for everyone.
The political climate in Gaines County, TX is very conservative.
In Gaines County, TX 9.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 89.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gaines county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 89.3% to 9.6%.
Gaines county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gaines 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.
Gaines, 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 Gaines County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $2,719 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 288 contributions totaling $55,777 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)