The town of Flatonia, Texas is a small rural community located in Fayette County. With a population of approximately 1,983 people, the town is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The mayor and five council members are elected to two-year terms and serve as the legislative body for Flatonia. In addition to the elected officials, there are also several appointed boards that help govern Flatonia including the Planning & Zoning Commission, Parks Board, and Economic Development Corporation. These boards work together with the town's elected officials to make decisions that will benefit all residents of Flatonia. Residents in Flatonia can stay informed about local politics by reading or attending meetings held by their representatives or any of the committees mentioned above. Additionally, citizens can take part in shaping their community’s future by voting in local elections and engaging in civic activities throughout the year.
The political climate in Zip 78941 (Flatonia, TX) is strongly conservative.
Fayette County, TX is very conservative. In Fayette County, TX 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 20.6%.
Fayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78941 (Flatonia, TX) is strongly conservative.
Flatonia, Texas is strongly conservative.
Fayette 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.
Flatonia, 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 78941 (Flatonia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 165 contributions totaling $5,762 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $10,381 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)