Jim Hogg County, TX is a small county in deep south Texas. It has been a staunchly Democratic community since its inception in 1913. In recent years, numerous local political candidates have sought office, all of whom are committed to promoting the traditional values that the county holds dear. Outreach programs and initiatives like educational projects and economic development are high on their priority list. These local candidates strive to ensure that Jim Hogg County continues to be a vibrant and prosperous place for generations to come. With their dedication and hard work, Jim Hogg County is sure to remain a strong Democratic stronghold in Texas politics for many years to come.
The political climate in Jim Hogg County, TX is moderately liberal.
In Jim Hogg County, TX 58.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jim Hogg county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.8% to 40.9%.
Jim Hogg county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jim Hogg County, TX is moderately liberal.
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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.
Jim Hogg, Texas: D D D D D D
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 Jim Hogg County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $2,110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $13,411 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $447 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)