Shepherd, TX is located in San Jacinto County and is a small rural town with a population of just over 3,000 people. It is known for its strong sense of community and has been home to several generations of families. Despite its rural nature, the politics in 77371 Shepherd, TX are actively engaged with many people participating in local discussions and initiatives. Local and state elections attract significant attention from residents, who are passionate about their representatives being accountable to them. At the state level, citizens stay informed on the current issues that affect their area and hold their candidates accountable for their actions once elected. Local politics also remain important as leaders at the municipal level strive to ensure that all voices are heard and respected in decision-making processes. Residents have recently become more involved in initiatives such as creating a green space or revitalizing downtown areas in order to improve their quality of life. By engaging in both local and state politics, citizens of 77371 Shepherd, TX strive to protect the wellbeing of their community now and into the future.
The political climate in Zip 77371 (Shepherd, TX) is very conservative.
San Jacinto County, TX is very conservative. In San Jacinto County, TX 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Jacinto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.4% to 18.5%.
San Jacinto county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77371 (Shepherd, TX) is very conservative.
Shepherd, Texas is very conservative.
San Jacinto 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.
Shepherd, 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 77371 (Shepherd)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $23 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)