Ponder, TX is a small city located in Denton County with a population of approximately 3,200 people. It is part of the region's small towns and rural communities, known for its agricultural and ranching heritage. Politically speaking, Ponder is a very conservative area that overwhelmingly votes Republican. The local government is composed of five city council members who are elected to two-year terms by residents of the city. In recent years, these council members have focused on improving infrastructure, expanding public services, and increasing job opportunities within the community. Additionally, Ponder has been home to several state legislative representatives in recent years who have worked to ensure the town's needs are heard at the Capitol and its interests are represented at the local level.
The political climate in Zip 76259 (Ponder, TX) is somewhat conservative.
Denton County, TX is leaning conservative. In Denton County, TX 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Denton county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 45.1%.
Denton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76259 (Ponder, TX) is somewhat conservative.
Ponder, Texas is somewhat conservative.
Denton County, Texas is leaning conservative.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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.
Ponder, 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 76259 (Ponder)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $10,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $21,967 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)