The politics in 76234 Decatur, TX are primarily focused on local issues such as infrastructure, public safety, economic development, and education. The Mayor of the city is Martin Woodruff who was elected in 2019 and is part of the Democratic Party. There are also several other city council members that are all part of various political parties. In addition to these positions, there is also a variety of special interest groups in the area that have different stances on certain issues. This diversity in representation allows for a healthy debate environment and helps to ensure that everyone's viewpoint is taken into account when decisions are made.
The political climate in Zip 76234 (Decatur, TX) is very conservative.
Wise County, TX is very conservative. In Wise County, TX 15.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wise county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.5% to 15.4%.
Wise county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76234 (Decatur, TX) is very conservative.
Decatur, Texas is very conservative.
Wise County, Texas is very conservative.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Decatur, 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 76234 (Decatur)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 234 contributions totaling $8,988 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 330 contributions totaling $64,503 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)