Bullard, Texas is a small town with just over 1,500 people located in Cherokee County. While it may be small in population size, the politics of the community are as significant to the citizens who live there as any larger city. Bullard holds elections for local officials such as Mayor and City Council Members, who serve on an elected Board of Aldermen. The most recent election for these positions saw an increase in voter turnout, with the Mayor winning by a landslide. This election was also marked by increased civic engagement from residents who spoke out on local issues and attended forums to learn more about candidates’ platform points. Residents of Bullard are passionate about their community and stay informed on all aspects of local politics to ensure their voices are heard on matters that affect their town.
The political climate in Zip 75757 (Bullard, TX) is very conservative.
Smith County, TX is very conservative. In Smith County, TX 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.5%.
Smith county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75757 (Bullard, TX) is very conservative.
Bullard, Texas is very conservative.
Smith County, Texas is very conservative.
Tyler 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.
Bullard, 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 75757 (Bullard)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $10,767 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 281 contributions totaling $66,565 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)