The small town of Batson, TX (77519) is situated along the Trinity River in the southeastern corner of Texas, and is a pleasant and peaceful community. Politically, Batson is a primarily conservative town, with Republicans holding most local offices. The current mayor is Willie Jones, who has served in this position for many years and has been supported by the people of Batson due to his dedication to improving the quality of life for all citizens. Other important figures in local politics include the town council members, who are responsible for making decisions about zoning regulations, taxes, and other matters that affect everyday life in Batson. All candidates running for office are rooted in their commitment to improving the community, and they have varying ideas on how best to do this. The citizens of Batson proudly support these elected representatives as they continue to make positive changes that will benefit everyone living in this small town.
The political climate in Zip 77519 (Batson, TX) is very conservative.
Hardin County, TX is very conservative. In Hardin County, TX 12.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.3% to 12.6%.
Hardin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77519 (Batson, TX) is very conservative.
Batson, Texas is very conservative.
Hardin County, Texas is very conservative.
Beaumont-Port Arthur Metro Area is strongly 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.
Batson, 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 77519 (Batson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $2,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $170 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)