Politics in Oakhurst, TX are mainly focused on local issues that affect the community. The town of 77359 Oakhurst is part of Montgomery County and is represented by several elected officials at both the state and federal levels. Local political candidates focus their campaigns on topics such as economic development, public safety, and education. These candidates regularly hold town hall meetings to discuss policy issues with residents so they can better understand the needs of their constituents. Many local organizations also play an active role in politics in Oakhurst by engaging citizens in conversation about critical policy points and encouraging them to vote for the best candidate. This involvement from both individuals and groups helps keep the political landscape of 77359 Oakhurst one that is informed and engaged with up-to-date information on current events.
The political climate in Zip 77359 (Oakhurst, TX) is very conservative.
San Jacinto County, TX is very conservative. In San Jacinto County, TX 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Jacinto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.4% to 18.5%.
San Jacinto county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77359 (Oakhurst, TX) is very conservative.
Oakhurst, Texas is very conservative.
San Jacinto 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.
Oakhurst, 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 77359 (Oakhurst)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,713 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)