Johnson, TX County is a small rural county in the southern part of the United States. It has a rich history full of strong political ties and diverse opinions. Politically, Johnson County is governed by an elected five-member county commission. The commission sets county policies and oversees budgeting for various departments and services that are provided to the residents of the county. In recent years, Johnson County has seen an influx of new people and businesses thanks to its growing economy. This influx has led to a higher level of political engagement within the community, with more citizens participating in local elections and voicing their opinions on matters such as taxes, education, infrastructure, healthcare, and other issues that affect their daily lives. As new candidates come up for election in Johnson County, it will be interesting to watch how the county's politics evolve over time, as the electorate respond to different challenges and opportunities presented by local leaders.
The political climate in Johnson County, TX is very conservative.
In Johnson County, TX 22.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.9% to 22.9%.
Johnson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Johnson County, TX is very conservative.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Johnson, 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 Johnson County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,726 contributions totaling $89,357 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,639 contributions totaling $428,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)