Fort Stockton, TX is a small town located in the southwestern state of Texas. The city of Fort Stockton is known for its rich western culture and history, which dates back to the 1800s when it was an important stop along the Butterfield Overland Mail route. Today, Fort Stockton is home to nearly 8,000 residents who are served by a local government which works hard to provide essential services and economic opportunities. The politics in 79735 Fort Stockton reflects the values of the community through its commitment to fiscal responsibility, quality public education, and environmental conservation. Local politicians strive to ensure that all citizens have access to resources they need to improve their lives and those of their families. With a strong sense of pride among its citizens and leaders, Fort Stockton is making strides towards creating a bright future for itself and for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 79735 (Fort Stockton, TX) is moderately conservative.
Pecos County, TX is very conservative. In Pecos County, TX 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pecos county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.6%.
Pecos county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79735 (Fort Stockton, TX) is moderately conservative.
Fort Stockton, Texas is moderately conservative.
Pecos 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.
Fort Stockton, 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 79735 (Fort Stockton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 178 contributions totaling $13,412 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 169 contributions totaling $63,717 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $377 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)