The politics in Sulphur Springs, TX Metro Area are a reflection of the larger state and national political dynamics. The city is part of Hopkins County, which is located in an area that tends to lean toward conservative ideals. Currently, its most prominent official is U.S. Representative Lance Gooden (R-TX), who serves as the representative for the 4th Congressional District covering parts of East Texas. Along with Representative Gooden, there are several Texas State Representatives who represent Sulphur Springs in Austin. At the local level, voters can decide on various district and county commissioners and school board members who all have some influence on policy decisions within the city and region. Additionally, political parties at the local level such as Republicans or Democrats often host events to boost community involvement and awareness about important issues impacting Sulphur Springs citizens.
The political climate in Sulphur Springs Metro Area is very conservative.
In Sulphur Springs Metro Area 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Sulphur Springs metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 19.1%.
The Sulphur Springs metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sulphur Springs 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.
Sulphur Springs, 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 Sulphur Springs Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 456 contributions totaling $20,182 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 418 contributions totaling $70,292 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)