First of all, J. David Goodman arrived late to the party. Terrill County, of which Sanderson is the county seat, has voted Republican in a presidential election by double-digit margins since 2004.
Wikipedia (and below)Secondly, the county appears to be emptying out. Its population has decreased 76% since its 1950 peak.
New York Times, 2/24/2022
In a remote corner of West Texas along the Rio Grandewhere cactuses far outnumber residents and the closest grocer is an hour’s drive, a quiet political upheaval has been taking place.
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The transformation of local politics in Terrell County — a working-class border community of fewer than 1,000 people — provides an ominous signal for Texas Democrats: Conservative Hispanics are not only realigning in presidential elections, but also in contests much closer to home.
The largest metro areas of Texas are trending blue. And this is where much of the state's population growth is taking place.
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