Nacogdoches, TX is a small and rural city in East Texas with a population of around 32,000 people. It is the oldest town in Texas and has been an integral part of the state’s history since it was first established in 1779. In recent years, politics in Nacogdoches have shifted from local to state issues, with most of the focus on education and economic development. The city is served by two congressional districts, represented by Republican Louie Gohmert and Democrat Lizzie Fletcher. At the state level, Republican Representative Travis Clardy is the representative for District 11 while Democrat Gary VanDeaver represents District 1. Local elections involve numerous mayoral candidates as well as city councilor positions that are used to address any concerns or problems facing the citizens. These elected officials all strive to ensure that Nacogdoches continues to be an inviting place to live with strong economic growth and excellent public services.
The political climate in Zip 75964 (Nacogdoches, TX) is moderately conservative.
Nacogdoches County, TX is strongly conservative. In Nacogdoches County, TX 33.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nacogdoches county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 33.6%.
Nacogdoches county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75964 (Nacogdoches, TX) is moderately conservative.
Nacogdoches, Texas is moderately conservative.
Nacogdoches County, Texas is strongly conservative.
Nacogdoches Metro Area is strongly 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.
Nacogdoches, 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 75964 (Nacogdoches)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 400 contributions totaling $14,081 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $21,842 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)