The politics in Throckmorton County, TX, are heavily influenced by the values and priorities of the local citizens. As the county is largely rural, most candidates focus on concerns such as agricultural policies, education funding, and job creation. In elections, voters often look for candidates who share their views and have a clear plan to address local needs. Issues related to infrastructure improvements and public safety also play an important role in determining who gets elected. Candidates typically must demonstrate a record of commitment to improving the lives of their constituents. Local political campaigns usually involve door-to-door canvassing as well as debates between candidates about how they will tackle these issues if elected.
The political climate in Throckmorton County, TX is very conservative.
In Throckmorton County, TX 9.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Throckmorton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.2% to 9.2%.
Throckmorton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Throckmorton 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.
Throckmorton, 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 Throckmorton County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $67,861 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,414 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)