Richards, TX is a small town in Grimes County with a population of just over 400 residents. It is a rural area that strives to maintain its tight-knit community feel. Although Richards does not have many political representatives, citizens are actively engaged in their local politics and strive to make positive changes in the town. Many residents attend town meetings and participate in local elections to ensure their voices are heard on important matters. The town also works hard to stay informed on current events by hosting informational sessions and attending nearby political rallies. Overall the citizens of Richards take an active role in their local government and work together to better the town for all its residents.
The political climate in Zip 77873 (Richards, TX) is very conservative.
Grimes County, TX is very conservative. In Grimes County, TX 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grimes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 22.8%.
Grimes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77873 (Richards, TX) is very conservative.
Richards, Texas is very conservative.
Grimes 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.
Richards, 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 77873 (Richards)
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 20 contributions totaling $16,680 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $834 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)