Hooks, TX is a small town located in the state of Texas. It has a population of approximately 3,000 people and is located in Bowie County. The local politics in Hooks are governed by the Mayor-Council system and may consist of a mayor plus four to five council members that work together to make decisions that will benefit the community. Every two years, the residents of Hooks elect representatives from their local area to serve on the Hooks City Council. The council members are responsible for making sure that taxes are fairly distributed and public services are maintained properly. Additional responsibilities include creating ordinances, approving budgets, and managing city resources. The mayor serves as the leader of the city government and works closely with the city council and other departments to ensure that all legislation passed by the city government is followed through on correctly.
The political climate in Zip 75561 (Hooks, TX) is strongly conservative.
Bowie County, TX is very conservative. In Bowie County, TX 28.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bowie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 28.1%.
Bowie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75561 (Hooks, TX) is strongly conservative.
Hooks, Texas is strongly conservative.
Bowie County, Texas is very conservative.
Texarkana 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.
Hooks, 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 75561 (Hooks)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $4,691 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)