Hartley, TX is a small rural county located in North West Texas. It is home to a diverse population of hardworking people with a strong sense of community. Politically, the county is heavily influenced by the Republican Party which usually dominates local elections. While there are other parties available for residents to vote for, it is the Republican candidates that receive the most attention and support from voters. The local representatives are often focused on issues such as agricultural policies and education reform, while also being active in promoting traditional conservative values. Voter turnout remains high in Hartley County, making it an important part of the political landscape of Texas.
The political climate in Hartley County, TX is very conservative.
In Hartley County, TX 9.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 89.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hartley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 89.9% to 9.4%.
Hartley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hartley 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.
Hartley, 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 Hartley County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $1,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $2,467 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)