Ranger, TX, located in Eastland County, is a small rural town with a population of just under 1,500. It is a conservative area and has historically been represented by Republican candidates in both local and state offices. Although the town is small, it still has an active political scene with many passionate individuals invested in their community's future. Local elections include races for mayor and city council members as well as school board trustees. Ranger residents are encouraged to get involved with their local government through voting and other forms of civic engagement such as attending city council meetings or volunteering to help out on community projects. In addition to the traditional Republican base, recent elections have seen an increase in support for independent candidates from across the political spectrum. No matter which candidate they choose to support, residents of Ranger can be proud that their involvement will bring about positive change within their community.
The political climate in Zip 76470 (Ranger, TX) is strongly conservative.
Eastland County, TX is very conservative. In Eastland County, TX 11.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eastland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.3% to 11.9%.
Eastland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76470 (Ranger, TX) is strongly conservative.
Ranger, Texas is strongly conservative.
Eastland 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.
Ranger, 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 76470 (Ranger)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $85 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $4,913 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)