Kaufman, TX, located in Kaufman County and zip code 75142, is a small town with a strong sense of community. Politics in the area are largely dominated by the Republican Party; however, local elections are nonpartisan and residents have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote for candidates of any party. Local elections often focus on issues such as maintaining infrastructure, improving access to healthcare services, and enhancing educational opportunities for children. Residents also pay close attention to tax policies and how they impact both local businesses and homeowners. The Town Council is an elected body of five members who take into consideration the needs of the people when voting on matters such as budgets and projects that benefit the whole community. Overall, Kaufman is a place where people care about their town's well-being and strive to ensure it remains a safe and healthy environment for all who live there.
The political climate in Zip 75142 (Kaufman, TX) is strongly conservative.
Kaufman County, TX is very conservative. In Kaufman County, TX 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kaufman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.3% to 32.5%.
Kaufman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75142 (Kaufman, TX) is strongly conservative.
Kaufman, Texas is strongly conservative.
Kaufman County, Texas is very conservative.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Kaufman, 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 75142 (Kaufman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 180 contributions totaling $28,838 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $39,507 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)