Silsbee, TX is a small town located in Hardin County with a population of just over 7,000 people. The city is governed by Mayor Brad Spear and four council members, all of whom are elected officials. The city council meets once a month to discuss local issues and address concerns from the citizens. Silsbee takes pride in its small-town atmosphere and local government is very active in the community. They have organized multiple community events to build relationships between citizens and local politicians. Recently, the city has worked to improve infrastructure projects such as improving roads and sidewalks, creating parks, and providing services for citizens in need. There are no current candidates running for local office in 77656 Silsbee, TX but there will be opportunities for candidates in the upcoming elections.
The political climate in Zip 77656 (Silsbee, TX) is very conservative.
Hardin County, TX is very conservative. In Hardin County, TX 12.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.3% to 12.6%.
Hardin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77656 (Silsbee, TX) is very conservative.
Silsbee, Texas is very conservative.
Hardin County, Texas is very conservative.
Beaumont-Port Arthur Metro Area is strongly 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.
Silsbee, 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 77656 (Silsbee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $5,824 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $12,776 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)