The small town of Gilmer, TX with a zip code of 75644 is located in Upshur County. It is home to approximately 5,000 people and is known for its beautiful countryside and small-town atmosphere. Politically, the area leans conservative, as indicated by the Republican majority in the local government. At the county level, Republicans have held a strong majority on the Upshur County Commissioners Court for over two decades. While the residents of Gilmer do not have their own mayor or city council, they are represented on the county level by several different elected officials who make decisions that impact their lives and livelihoods. Residents can engage in local politics by researching the candidates running for office and attending public meetings to voice their opinions.
The political climate in Zip 75644 (Gilmer, TX) is very conservative.
Upshur County, TX is very conservative. In Upshur County, TX 15.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Upshur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.6% to 15.2%.
Upshur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75644 (Gilmer, TX) is very conservative.
Gilmer, Texas is very conservative.
Upshur County, Texas is very conservative.
Longview Metro Area is very 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.
Gilmer, 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 75644 (Gilmer)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $25,760 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 227 contributions totaling $24,704 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)