Tyler, TX County is a vibrant and diverse community located in the state of Texas. Politically, Tyler has historically leaned conservative but has seen an influx in progressive candidates and policies over the past few years. The local political landscape is diverse and competitive, with both major parties having a large presence in the county. In recent elections, Republicans have generally held a majority of elected offices at the state level while Democrats have done well in local city and county elections. Currently, there are several active political organizations in Tyler that represent both major parties as well as third-party candidates. These groups work to increase voter turnout and support their respective candidates during elections. While Tyler does not have any current local political candidates running for office, citizens often form grassroots campaigns to advocate for social and economic issues important to their communities.
The political climate in Tyler County, TX is very conservative.
In Tyler County, TX 14.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tyler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.8% to 14.5%.
Tyler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tyler 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.
Tyler, 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 Tyler County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 673 contributions totaling $28,742 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 333 contributions totaling $76,299 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)