Kaufman, Texas is a small town in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex with a close-knit community that takes pride in its local politics. The city has an active political scene and is home to elected officials representing both major parties. Each election season, candidates from both sides come out in full force to reach constituents and secure votes by engaging in debates and town halls. The people of Kaufman are also passionate about civic engagement, voicing their opinions on issues and advocating for causes they believe in. All of this is possible because of the vibrant sense of political involvement that exists within the city.
The political climate in Kaufman, TX is moderately conservative.
Kaufman County, TX is very conservative. In Kaufman County, TX 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kaufman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.3% to 32.5%.
Kaufman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kaufman, TX is moderately conservative.
Kaufman County, Texas is very conservative.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Kaufman, 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 Kaufman, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 540 contributions totaling $86,514 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 480 contributions totaling $118,521 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)