Hopkins, TX County has a wide range of political views and perspectives. With several cities located within the county, there is diversity among the citizens on their opinions and beliefs surrounding local government. The county is run by a board of elections and is made up of officials that are elected to serve in various roles. Each year the citizens elect representatives to represent them on the local level, including those who make decisions about taxation, infrastructure, public safety, healthcare, education, environmental issues and more. There is also an active citizenry who participate in forums and other events to discuss local political issues such as voting rights and local city ordinances. Hopkins County takes great pride in its citizens having their voices heard in matters that affect their everyday life.
The political climate in Hopkins County, TX is very conservative.
In Hopkins County, TX 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hopkins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 19.1%.
Hopkins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hopkins County, TX is very conservative.
Sulphur Springs 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.
Hopkins, 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 Hopkins County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 456 contributions totaling $20,182 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 418 contributions totaling $70,292 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)