Mason, TX is a small town located in the heart of Texas with a population of about 2,183 people according to the 2018 census. Located in Mason County, Mason is known as “The Gem of the Hill Country” for its scenic views and beautiful landscapes. Politics in Mason are heavily influenced by the Mason County Democratic Party and the Republican Party of Texas. Issues that have been highly contested include the state budget, education, immigration reform, healthcare reform, and gun control. Residents of Mason regularly engage in debates over these issues during county meetings and government forums. Local political candidates often run on platforms that stress fiscal responsibility while adhering to their parties’ core values. Political activity within this community is generally characterized by civility and respect between opposing sides which allows for open dialogue and productive discourse to take place.
The political climate in Zip 76856 (Mason, TX) is very conservative.
Mason County, TX is very conservative. In Mason County, TX 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 18.5%.
Mason county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76856 (Mason, TX) is very conservative.
Mason, Texas is very conservative.
Mason County, Texas is very conservative.
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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.
Mason, 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 76856 (Mason)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 223 contributions totaling $27,618 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $18,506 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)