Ben Wheeler, TX is a small town in the state of Texas with a population of around 600 people. The local political landscape is an interesting one due to its size and rural location. Despite its small size, Ben Wheeler is part of Anderson County and has representation in county government, as well as the state legislature. In addition, there are several civic organizations that focus on issues related to government policy such as education, taxation, and infrastructure. On the ballot during election time are candidates running for local and county offices like Sheriff, County Commissioner, Justice of the Peace, State Representative and Senator. These candidates are chosen by voters in Ben Wheeler who care about their community’s future and have an interest in regional politics. It is important for residents of Ben Wheeler to stay informed about their local representatives in order to make sure they are getting all the necessary updates on new laws or changes that will affect them directly or indirectly.
The political climate in Zip 75754 (Ben Wheeler, TX) is very conservative.
Van Zandt County, TX is very conservative. In Van Zandt County, TX 13.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Van Zandt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.6% to 13.5%.
Van Zandt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75754 (Ben Wheeler, TX) is very conservative.
Ben Wheeler, Texas is very conservative.
Van Zandt 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.
Ben Wheeler, 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 75754 (Ben Wheeler)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $1,735 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $19,671 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)