The city of Longview, Texas in zip code 75601 is a vibrant and bustling location home to many families. The city has been known for its close-knit community and friendly atmosphere since its founding. Politically, the area is served by several representatives from both parties in local, state, and federal government. On the local level, Mayor Andy Mack serves as the mayor of Longview while Leon Pearson serves as Mayor Pro Tem. At the state level, Senator Bryan Hughes from District 1 represents the people of Longview in Austin. Congressman Louie Gohmert represents the people of Longview at the federal level in Washington D.C.. Additionally, there are several other precinct members and county office holders that serve Longview and its citizens on a daily basis. There are also several active political organizations throughout the city that focus on informing citizens about their rights and responsibilities as well as keeping them informed about ongoing political issues affecting their community.
The political climate in Zip 75601 (Longview, TX) is moderately 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 75601 (Longview, TX) is moderately conservative.
Longview, Texas is moderately 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.
Longview, 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 75601 (Longview)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 398 contributions totaling $92,944 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 244 contributions totaling $102,913 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $422 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)