Nacogdoches, TX is located in the eastern region of the state and has a rich history rooted in Texas’s past. Within Nacogdoches, political representation at a local level is provided by the Nacogdoches County Commissioners Court. It is comprised of five elected officials including four county commissioners and a county judge. The current members are Judge Joe English, Commissioner Terry Phillips, Commissioner Luis Sanchez, Commissioner Ray Moudy and Commissioner Ralph Swanson. They are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the citizens of Nacogdoches, such as allocating funds to services in the area and passing ordinances. Additionally, Nacogdoches residents can also elect officials to serve in the state legislature and Congress to influence policy decisions at a higher level.
The political climate in Zip 75965 (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 75965 (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 75965 (Nacogdoches)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 336 contributions totaling $45,626 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 540 contributions totaling $105,295 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)