The politics of the Lufkin, TX metropolitan area are largely driven by local and state issues. Local politicians work to address issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, public safety, education, and health care. At the state level, policies regarding taxes, gun control, immigration reform and environmental protection have a major impact on the region. Additionally, federal legislation affects local laws and regulations affecting businesses in the area. Politicians from both parties are active in promoting their platforms in order to garner support from constituents living within the Lufkin metro area. The current mayor is Norman Fletcher who has been in office since 2009. He is working towards continued growth for the city while addressing problems such as poverty and crime rates with initiatives aimed at improving community resources and infrastructure.
The political climate in Lufkin Metro Area is very conservative.
In Lufkin Metro Area 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Lufkin metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.4%.
The Lufkin metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lufkin Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Lufkin, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Lufkin Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,083 contributions totaling $127,478 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 965 contributions totaling $261,653 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)