Palmer, TX is a small city in Ellis County that has a population of just over 2,000 people. As a small city, Palmer does not have its own mayor or local government. The political landscape in Palmer is shaped by the decisions made by the county commissioners for Ellis County. These elected officials decide on which services are provided to residents in the area and where county taxes are allocated. In addition to the county government, there are state representatives and senators who represent Palmer at the state level of government. They help make important decisions about laws and regulations affecting all Texans. Ultimately, it is up to citizens in Palmer to ensure that their voices are heard by electing representatives who share their views and values.
The political climate in Palmer town (Ellis County), TX is strongly conservative.
Ellis County, TX is very conservative. In Ellis County, TX 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ellis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.2%.
Ellis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palmer town (Ellis County), TX is strongly conservative.
Ellis 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.
Palmer town (Ellis County), 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 Palmer town (Ellis County), TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 192 contributions totaling $6,988 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $45,032 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $662 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)