Vanderbilt, TX is a small town located in 77991, with a population of around 800 people. The local political landscape is largely influenced by the rural atmosphere and the small-town spirit which is prevalent in the area. Local decisions are typically made by long-time residents of Vanderbilt who have an intimate knowledge of the town and its needs. While there may not be any current elections taking place in Vanderbilt for local political candidates, there are certainly some existing elected officials that take care of day-to-day operations such as maintaining roads and providing oversight on zoning issues. Residents of Vanderbilt have a strong sense of civic engagement and take an active role in maintaining their town's unique character through their involvement in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 77991 (Vanderbilt, TX) is very conservative.
Jackson County, TX is very conservative. In Jackson County, TX 16.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.3% to 16.3%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77991 (Vanderbilt, TX) is very conservative.
Vanderbilt, Texas is very conservative.
Jackson 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.
Vanderbilt, 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 77991 (Vanderbilt)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)