76676 Penelope, TX is a small town in Texas where the local politics are largely driven by the community. Every two years the town elects their mayor, four city council members, and other officials to serve their constituents. Though small in population, the politics of 76676 Penelope have meaningful implications as it is largely rural with limited resources. The locals place great emphasis on the fairness and efficacy of their elected officials, and heavily emphasize accountability in decision-making. As a result of this focus on community involvement, there exists an active political climate in 76676 Penelope which encourages citizens to get involved and participate in local government affairs.
The political climate in Zip 76676 (Penelope, TX) is very conservative.
Hill County, TX is very conservative. In Hill County, TX 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.9% to 19.2%.
Hill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76676 (Penelope, TX) is very conservative.
Penelope, Texas is very conservative.
Hill 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.
Penelope, 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 76676 (Penelope)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)