Santo, TX is a small town located in Parker County with a population of 76472. The local politics in this community reflect the values and ideals of its citizens. Santo is known for its sense of community and strong support for small businesses. Local politics focus primarily on issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure, and education. The Santo City Council is made up of five members who are voted into office by the residents. Mayor Estrada currently serves as the leader of the council and works hard to ensure that all local laws and regulations are enforced fairly. The city council also works to ensure that the best interests of the community are always put first when decisions are being made. In addition to these roles, local politicians also engage in debates and discussions between citizens about important topics in order to maintain an atmosphere of understanding throughout the town.
The political climate in Zip 76472 (Santo, TX) is very conservative.
Palo Pinto County, TX is very conservative. In Palo Pinto County, TX 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Palo Pinto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.5% to 17.4%.
Palo Pinto county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76472 (Santo, TX) is very conservative.
Santo, Texas is very conservative.
Palo Pinto County, Texas is very conservative.
Mineral Wells 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.
Santo, 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 76472 (Santo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $7,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)