The city of Athens, Texas, located in Henderson County, has a population of over 12,000 people. It is a diverse community with a strong sense of civic pride and involvement in the political arena. Athens residents frequently turn out for local elections and there are several established political organizations within the city limits. The current mayor is Shawn Black, who was elected in 2019 and has worked diligently to improve public infrastructure and attract new businesses to the area. Local politics are often focused around issues like economic development, quality of life initiatives, environmental protection, education reform, and public safety. In addition to Mayor Black there are many other local politicians actively serving their community by running for office or volunteering on various committees. Whatever their party affiliation, Athens locals strive to make their city better through their commitment to responsible government and active engagement in civic life.
The political climate in Zip 75751 (Athens, TX) is strongly conservative.
Henderson County, TX is very conservative. In Henderson County, TX 19.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.6% to 19.4%.
Henderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75751 (Athens, TX) is strongly conservative.
Athens, Texas is strongly conservative.
Henderson County, Texas is very conservative.
Athens 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.
Athens, 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 75751 (Athens)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 300 contributions totaling $25,277 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 304 contributions totaling $94,054 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)