The politics in 77659 Sour Lake, TX are dominated by conservative thought. The small town has a population of about 1,400 people and the local political candidates tend to be members of the Republican party. They are focused on fiscal responsibility, protecting individual freedoms, and representing the values of their constituents. In recent years there has been an emphasis on economic development in order to attract new businesses that will bring more employment opportunities to the area. There is also a strong commitment to making sure that public services are well funded and maintained so that everyone can access them as needed. Sour Lake is a tight-knit community that takes pride in its heritage and works hard to protect it from external influences.
The political climate in Zip 77659 (Sour Lake, TX) is very conservative.
Hardin County, TX is very conservative. In Hardin County, TX 12.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.3% to 12.6%.
Hardin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77659 (Sour Lake, TX) is very conservative.
Sour Lake, Texas is very conservative.
Hardin County, Texas is very conservative.
Beaumont-Port Arthur Metro Area is strongly 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.
Sour Lake, 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 77659 (Sour Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $2,706 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $37,410 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)