Tenaha, TX is a small town in Shelby County with a population of 1,160 people. The local politics in Tenaha are represented by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners and the Shelby County Judge which both serve four year terms. Additionally, the city has its own mayor and City Council which work together to make decisions that affect the citizens of Tenaha. These elected officials are responsible for overseeing zoning laws, police services, public works projects and more. The members of the community also have a say in local politics through voting on issues that arise during elections or by attending town hall meetings to voice their opinions. Regardless of whether they disagree or agree, it is important for everyone to stay informed and be involved in order to ensure that their voices are heard and proper decisions are being made.
The political climate in Zip 75974 (Tenaha, TX) is very conservative.
Shelby County, TX is very conservative. In Shelby County, TX 20.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.1% to 20.5%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75974 (Tenaha, TX) is very conservative.
Tenaha, Texas is very conservative.
Shelby 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.
Tenaha, 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 75974 (Tenaha)
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 17 contributions totaling $1,040 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)