Wilson, TX County is a vibrant community that values the importance of local politics. While there are no current local political candidates, Wilson takes an active role in civic engagement and encourages its citizens to stay informed and educated about the political happenings in their county. The county offers several educational resources to help citizens understand their government and develop a better understanding of the issues at hand. Additionally, Wilson has various committees that work together to ensure public policy decisions are fair and equitable for all residents. It is through this collaboration and involvement that Wilson creates an environment of informed and involved citizens who take responsibility for their communities’ futures.
The political climate in Wilson County, TX is very conservative.
In Wilson County, TX 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.8% to 25.4%.
Wilson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilson County, TX is very conservative.
San Antonio-New Braunfels 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.
Wilson, 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 Wilson County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,255 contributions totaling $60,569 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 527 contributions totaling $88,504 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)