Henderson, TX (75654) is a small town located in east Texas with a population of roughly 14,000 people. As such, the local politics of Henderson are relatively simple and straightforward. The city is run by a mayor and five-member city council who are responsible for making decisions that affect all residents. Elections for mayor and city council take place every two years, with the most recent election being held in November 2020. Candidates running for office typically campaign on issues such as taxation, infrastructure projects, economic development initiatives, crime prevention strategies and community engagement endeavors. The citizens of Henderson are actively involved in their political process; they have been known to hold public meetings to debate various topics related to their community’s well-being. In addition to voting in elections, Henderson residents also participate in civic activities such as attending rallies and other events aimed at increasing community awareness of current political issues facing the area.
The political climate in Zip 75654 (Henderson, TX) is strongly conservative.
Rusk County, TX is very conservative. In Rusk County, TX 21.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rusk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.3% to 21.7%.
Rusk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75654 (Henderson, TX) is strongly conservative.
Henderson, Texas is strongly conservative.
Rusk 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.
Henderson, 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 75654 (Henderson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $2,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $22,867 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)