Goldthwaite, TX is a small town located in Mills County. While the population of Goldthwaite, TX is about 1,800 people, the town has a vibrant political culture that involves local candidates and many passionate residents. Each election year, local candidates vie for well-respected positions on the City Council or school board. These elections are hotly contested as these elected officials have the opportunity to shape the future of Goldthwaite, TX for years to come. Political debates throughout town often involve heated disagreements between candidates and their supporters but always end in friendly discourse as everyone wants what is best for their beloved community. Residents take great pride in their ability to vote and make their voices heard through the electoral process.
The political climate in Zip 76844 (Goldthwaite, TX) is very conservative.
Mills County, TX is very conservative. In Mills County, TX 10.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mills county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.5% to 10.8%.
Mills county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76844 (Goldthwaite, TX) is very conservative.
Goldthwaite, Texas is very conservative.
Mills 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.
Goldthwaite, 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 76844 (Goldthwaite)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $11,241 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $2,949 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)