The small town of Graham, TX is part of Young County and has a population of nearly 9,000 people. Despite the small size, Graham is home to a strong political atmosphere with many active candidates and organizations. Local politicians in Graham are passionate about issues concerning the improvement of the community, such as economic growth, education reform, and public safety. Candidates for local office often campaign on their dedication to these issues in order to gain support from constituents in the area. Community organizations also organize events throughout the year to bring people together and discuss important topics related to the town. This vibrant political environment allows residents to stay informed about current events and policies that will benefit them.
The political climate in Graham, TX is moderately conservative.
Young County, TX is very conservative. In Young County, TX 12.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Young county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.3% to 12.6%.
Young county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Graham, TX is moderately conservative.
Young County, Texas 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.
Graham, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Graham, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $8,427 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 309 contributions totaling $49,543 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)