The city of Forestburg, TX is a small rural town with a population of just over 600 people. It is located in Montague County and takes pride in its tight-knit community and traditional values. The people of Forestburg take an active role in their local politics and have elected a strong, accountable city council to represent their interests. The Mayor and the Council Members are dedicated to keeping the town running smoothly and ensuring the safety of its citizens. The Council sets policy for the city and meets regularly to discuss important issues such as infrastructure, public safety, economic development, and quality of life initiatives. During election season, residents are encouraged to research all candidates on the ballot so that they can make an informed decision when it comes time to vote. Ultimately, residents should take part in local politics so that their voices can be heard and their concerns addressed.
The political climate in Zip 76239 (Forestburg, TX) is very conservative.
Montague County, TX is very conservative. In Montague County, TX 11.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montague county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.7% to 11.2%.
Montague county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76239 (Forestburg, TX) is very conservative.
Forestburg, Texas is very conservative.
Montague County, Texas 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.
Forestburg, 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 zip 76239 (Forestburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $3,996 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,980 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)