Sherman, TX is located in Grayson County and is home to a rich political culture. With over 40,000 people living in the county, it is an important part of the larger state of Texas. Local politics are managed by the Grayson County Commissioners Court, which consists of four elected commissioners and a county judge who serves as chair. The court has jurisdiction over most local government matters in the county, including taxation, budgeting, public works projects and other legal matters. Every two years the residents of Sherman cast their votes for sheriff and district attorney as well as representatives for the state senate and house of representatives. In addition to these offices, there are various city councils that manage local issues within their respective cities. In Sherman, voting is an important way to have your voice heard on key issues that affect the community. Knowing who your current representatives are is a great way to stay informed on what’s happening locally and make sure that your voice is represented in government decisions.
The political climate in Sherman County, TX is very conservative.
In Sherman County, TX 9.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 89.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sherman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 89.3% to 9.2%.
Sherman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sherman 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.
Sherman, 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 Sherman County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $2,935 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $29,805 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $532 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)