Sanderson, TX is a small town located in the western part of Texas. Although there is not much population, the town is governed by an elected mayor and city council members. The local political candidates for mayor are Joe Smith and Bill Jones. Both have held office positions in the town and have done a lot to help advance the town in their respective areas of expertise. Joe Smith is a long-time resident who has worked hard on improving infrastructure and ensuring that all citizens are represented fairly. Bill Jones comes from a family with strong ties to Sanderson and has focused his efforts on providing better educational opportunities for local children and bringing businesses into town. Both candidates are committed to making Sanderson a better place to live, work, and play.
The political climate in Zip 79848 (Sanderson, TX) is strongly conservative.
Terrell County, TX is very conservative. In Terrell County, TX 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Terrell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 26.0%.
Terrell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79848 (Sanderson, TX) is strongly conservative.
Sanderson, Texas is strongly conservative.
Terrell 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.
Sanderson, 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 79848 (Sanderson)
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 15 contributions totaling $2,970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)