Palestine, TX is a city in Anderson County, Texas with a population of 18,712 as of the 2020 census. The city is governed by a seven-member City Council representing each of the four wards and three at-large positions. The current mayor is Steve Presley, who was elected to a two year term in 2019. All city council members are elected on an at-large basis for two-year terms. Various civic organizations such as the Palestine Area Chamber of Commerce and Optimist Club work to represent the interests of local businesses and families in Palestine. Political issues that plague Palestine include economic development, infrastructure improvement, and public safety. In recent years, efforts have been made to attract new businesses to the area as well as preserve historical sites such as Old Town Palestine. With an upcoming mayoral election in 2021, many citizens are hoping there will be candidates who will focus on improving the quality of life for its residents while still fighting for their rights and freedoms.
The political climate in Zip 75803 (Palestine, TX) is strongly conservative.
Anderson County, TX is very conservative. In Anderson County, TX 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 20.6%.
Anderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75803 (Palestine, TX) is strongly conservative.
Palestine, Texas is strongly conservative.
Anderson County, Texas is very conservative.
Palestine 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.
Palestine, 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 75803 (Palestine)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $1,808 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 138 contributions totaling $28,673 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)