Yorktown, TX (78164) is a small town in DeWitt County with a population of approximately 2,100 people. Politically, Yorktown leans towards conservative values and the Republican Party holds most local offices. The current mayor is Margaret Herridge who has been in office since 2013. This year’s election will include various candidates running for open spots ranging from City Council to school board seats. Local candidates generally focus on issues such as economic development, public safety, education, infrastructure, and job creation. In recent years there have been successful projects that have improved the quality of life for residents such as an upgraded water supply system and additional parks throughout the city. It is clear that the local politics of Yorktown are influential in creating a safe and prosperous environment for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 78164 (Yorktown, TX) is very conservative.
DeWitt County, TX is very conservative. In DeWitt County, TX 18.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeWitt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.9% to 18.4%.
DeWitt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78164 (Yorktown, TX) is very conservative.
Yorktown, Texas is very conservative.
DeWitt 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.
Yorktown, 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 78164 (Yorktown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $13,054 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $45,982 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)