New Waverly, TX is located in Walker County and has a small population of about 1,200 people. Although it is considered a small town, the politics in New Waverly are strong and important to the community. There are several elected officials that represent the citizens of New Waverly such as Mayor Anthony Lewis and Council Member Don Goode who have been running for office since 2016. New Waverly also encourages citizen engagement with local elections by making sure all eligible voters are aware of their rights when it comes to voting. The town’s government works hard to ensure that all voices in the community are heard and taken into consideration when decisions regarding their future are made. This helps create an atmosphere of trust and understanding between residents and elected officials, which is essential for any thriving community.
The political climate in Zip 77358 (New Waverly, TX) is strongly conservative.
Walker County, TX is strongly conservative. In Walker County, TX 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.4%.
Walker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77358 (New Waverly, TX) is strongly conservative.
New Waverly, Texas is strongly conservative.
Walker County, Texas is strongly conservative.
Huntsville 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.
New Waverly, 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 77358 (New Waverly)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $38,305 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $555 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)