Troup, TX is a small town located in northeastern Texas. The area is largely rural and has a population of around 2,000 people. Despite its small size, Troup has a vibrant political climate that is strongly influenced by local issues and candidates. Elections are held every two years for the Mayor and City Council, and all citizens are encouraged to participate in the process. The candidates focus on issues such as education, public safety, economic development, and many other important topics that affect the daily lives of residents. In addition to electing local officials, citizens can get involved by attending city council meetings and voicing their opinion on key matters or joining one of the many civic organizations located throughout Troup. With strong community engagement and strong leadership from elected representatives, Troup remains an example of good governance in the region.
The political climate in Zip 75789 (Troup, TX) is very conservative.
Smith County, TX is very conservative. In Smith County, TX 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.5%.
Smith county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75789 (Troup, TX) is very conservative.
Troup, Texas is very conservative.
Smith County, Texas is very conservative.
Tyler 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.
Troup, 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 75789 (Troup)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 252 contributions totaling $6,187 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 128 contributions totaling $40,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)