Morton, TX is a small town located in the heart of Texas with an approximate population of 1,000 people. The town's government is led by the Mayor and City Council members who are elected every two years by the citizens of Morton. The Mayor and City Council focus on improving the town, while striving to maintain its traditional values and sense of community. They have worked hard to improve infrastructure and public services in recent years. In addition to local leaders, residents can also reach out to their representatives in Congress to voice concerns about national issues that may affect Morton. With strong civic engagement and dedication from its leadership, Morton remains a tight-knit community dedicated to growth and progress as it moves into the future.
The political climate in Morton, TX is moderately conservative.
Cochran County, TX is very conservative. In Cochran County, TX 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cochran county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.9% to 17.7%.
Cochran county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Morton, TX is moderately conservative.
Cochran 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.
Morton, 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 Morton, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $4,508 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)