Ferris, TX is a small town located in the southern part of the state. It has a rich history and culture dating back to the late 1800s. Politically, it is predominantly Republican with a few Democrats sprinkled throughout. Local politics are fairly quiet compared to other larger cities and counties in Texas, with most of the focus on local issues such as infrastructure, taxes, education, health care, and economic development. Ferris is served by several elected officials at both the state and county levels and also participates in national elections for Congress and President. The citizens of Ferris have a strong sense of community that is evidenced by their commitment to their town's future and political participation.
The political climate in Zip 75125 (Ferris, TX) is strongly conservative.
Ellis County, TX is very conservative. In Ellis County, TX 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ellis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.2%.
Ellis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75125 (Ferris, TX) is strongly conservative.
Ferris, Texas is strongly conservative.
Ellis 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.
Ferris, 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 75125 (Ferris)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $3,808 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $6,477 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $432 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)