Mount Vernon, TX is a small town located in Franklin County with a population of 2,566. Due to its small size, there are not many local political candidates in the area. The few candidates that do exist are usually running for election positions at the county or state level. In terms of local politics, Mount Vernon has an active city council and mayor that work together to ensure that the needs of the community are fulfilled. The city council is responsible for creating and passing ordinances that affect the residents of Mount Vernon and its surrounding areas. Through their hard work, they strive to create a safe and prosperous environment for everyone in the town.
The political climate in Zip 75457 (Mount Vernon, TX) is very conservative.
Franklin County, TX is very conservative. In Franklin County, TX 16.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.1% to 16.1%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75457 (Mount Vernon, TX) is very conservative.
Mount Vernon, Texas is very conservative.
Franklin 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.
Mount Vernon, 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 75457 (Mount Vernon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 118 contributions totaling $2,796 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 112 contributions totaling $16,434 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)