The politics in 75103 Canton, TX are largely driven by the local government. The mayor of Canton is Tim Kent, who has been in office since 2017. He is committed to serving the people of Canton and making sure they have access to quality services like education and healthcare. The City Council for Canton consists of seven members who represent different areas within the city and meet regularly to discuss issues that affect life in Canton. The members work together to ensure that the residents of Canton get the best possible services from their local government. Additionally, there are several local political candidates vying for leadership positions in the upcoming elections. These candidates bring with them their own set of values and ideas on how to make life better for those living in 75103 Canton, TX.
The political climate in Zip 75103 (Canton, 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 75103 (Canton, TX) is very conservative.
Canton, 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.
Canton, 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 75103 (Canton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $5,125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 294 contributions totaling $71,659 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)