The city of Pinehurst, TX located in 77362 is a small town with a population of about 5,305. The local politics are centered around the municipal government that works to ensure their citizens have access to quality services and amenities. There are currently five members on the City Council, Mayor and four council members who work together to make decisions for the community. Elections are held every two years, and residents are encouraged to get involved in the local political process by voting in these elections as well as attending city council meetings. The mayor is responsible for setting policy directions and developing the annual budget which is then voted upon by the City Council. In addition to this, there are various other committees that help shape policies for the community such as Planning & Zoning, Parks & Recreation and Public Works which all play an active role in shaping the future of Pinehurst.
The political climate in Zip 77362 (Pinehurst, TX) is very conservative.
Montgomery County, TX is very conservative. In Montgomery County, TX 27.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 27.4%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77362 (Pinehurst, TX) is very conservative.
Pinehurst, Texas is very conservative.
Montgomery County, Texas is very conservative.
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Pinehurst, 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 77362 (Pinehurst)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $410 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $9 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $32,629 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $403 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)