The small town of Powderly, Texas is located within Lamar County and is home to a population of just over 500 people. It is a friendly and welcoming community that prides itself on its strong sense of camaraderie and support. The local politics in 75473 Powderly, TX are heavily influenced by the city's residents. In recent years, the citizens have elected candidates who prioritize local issues such as ensuring access to quality education, sustainable job growth, and economic development. Local politicians have also worked hard to build relationships with other nearby towns in order to create a strong network of support for those living within 75473 Powderly. Despite the relatively small size of the town, political issues still remain important to those living there and are addressed with respect by local leaders.
The political climate in Zip 75473 (Powderly, TX) is very conservative.
Lamar County, TX is very conservative. In Lamar County, TX 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lamar county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.2% to 20.8%.
Lamar county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75473 (Powderly, TX) is very conservative.
Powderly, Texas is very conservative.
Lamar County, Texas is very conservative.
Paris 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.
Powderly, 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 75473 (Powderly)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $2,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $17,945 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $417 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)