Young, TX County is known for its rural areas and small-town charm, but it also has an active political climate. Although there are no local candidates running in the upcoming election, residents can make their voices heard by participating in the county's civic process. Young County takes pride in its democratic values and encourages residents to get involved with their local government by attending town meetings, joining neighborhood organizations, or volunteering for community projects. The county is also committed to educating its citizens about the importance of voting and providing resources to help them register and make informed decisions during elections. Despite the lack of local candidates this election season, Young County remains an engaged community when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Young County, TX is very conservative.
In Young County, TX 12.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Young county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.3% to 12.6%.
Young county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Young 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.
Young, 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 Young County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $9,472 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 357 contributions totaling $59,114 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)