Politics in 75418 Bonham, TX are a major part of the community. The county seat is served by a number of state and local representatives who hold office in the Texas House of Representatives and Senate, as well as the US Congress. While there are no local political candidates in the area currently, residents are encouraged to stay informed on current issues that affect 75418 Bonham, TX, both locally and nationally. Local media outlets also report on current events, allowing citizens to stay up-to-date with the latest news and political happenings. Additionally, it is not uncommon for civic groups to host meetings or events regarding public policy or engaging local decision-makers about important topics or initiatives. Residents of 75418 Bonham, TX have many opportunities to participate in the political process and engage with their elected officials through several avenues.
The political climate in Zip 75418 (Bonham, TX) is strongly conservative.
Fannin County, TX is very conservative. In Fannin County, TX 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fannin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.1% to 17.7%.
Fannin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 75418 (Bonham, TX) is strongly conservative.
Bonham, Texas is strongly conservative.
Fannin 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.
Bonham, 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 75418 (Bonham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 113 contributions totaling $9,283 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $17,016 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)