Woodson, TX is a small town that is politically conservative. The mayor of the town is George Smith, who was elected in 2020. There are no local political candidates currently running for office in Woodson. The majority of residents in Woodson favor traditional values and support the Republican party, though there are some Democrats who reside in the city as well. Local issues discussed by residents tend to focus on crime reduction, economic development, and school safety. A priority among locals is keeping taxes low while ensuring adequate funding for public services. Woodson also has a strong sense of community with numerous local organizations that help improve quality of life for citizens through charitable events and volunteer work. Residents participate in various festivals and events throughout the year to celebrate their shared culture and deepen connections between neighbors.
The political climate in Zip 76491 (Woodson, TX) is very conservative.
Throckmorton County, TX is very conservative. In Throckmorton County, TX 9.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Throckmorton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.2% to 9.2%.
Throckmorton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76491 (Woodson, TX) is very conservative.
Woodson, Texas is very conservative.
Throckmorton 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.
Woodson, 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 76491 (Woodson)
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 2 contributions totaling $550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)