Kilgore, TX is a small city in Gregg County with an estimated population of just over 12,000 people. Located in the northeast corner of Texas, Kilgore has been called the \"Gas Capital of the World\" due to its large natural gas reserve. It is a popular tourist spot for visitors wanting to explore East Texas. The political makeup of Kilgore is reflective of much of East Texas in that it is strongly Republican, with no local Democratic candidates running for office currently. The current mayor is George Holmes, who was elected in 2017 and re-elected to his second term unopposed in 2020. Mayor Holmes leads a city council comprised entirely of Republicans and has worked hard over his two terms to maintain the fiscal stability and economic growth enjoyed by the city since its incorporation in 1927. With no local Democratic challengers present on the ballot, Mayor Holmes appears poised to be elected for a third term come 2022.
The political climate in Zip 75662 (Kilgore, TX) is strongly conservative.
Gregg County, TX is very conservative. In Gregg County, TX 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gregg county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.7% to 30.8%.
Gregg county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75662 (Kilgore, TX) is strongly conservative.
Kilgore, Texas is strongly conservative.
Gregg 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.
Kilgore, 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 75662 (Kilgore)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 110 contributions totaling $8,875 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 184 contributions totaling $62,712 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)