The city of Gatesville, TX is located in Coryell County and has a population of approximately 15,000 people. It is the county seat of Coryell County and is known for its rich history and unique culture. In terms of politics, Gatesville operates under the standard structure of local government seen across the state, with an elected mayor and a city council who are responsible for passing laws and determining policy. The current mayor is Thomas Wrenn and the city council consists of six members. All members serve four-year terms with elections being held every two years. Other important political positions in Gatesville include the district attorney, county judge, sheriff's department, constable's office, and other elected officials who are responsible for maintaining law and order in the area.
The political climate in Zip 76596 (Gatesville, TX) is moderately conservative.
Coryell County, TX is very conservative. In Coryell County, TX 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coryell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 32.2%.
Coryell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76596 (Gatesville, TX) is moderately conservative.
Gatesville, Texas is moderately conservative.
Coryell County, Texas is very conservative.
Killeen-Temple Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Gatesville, 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 76596 (Gatesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $64 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)