Tyler anchors one of East Texas's most reliably Republican electorates
Home to Tyler, Smith County has delivered Republican presidential margins above 40 points in recent cycles, with a population mix of medical-sector workers, retirees, and rural residents that has kept the county well to the right of statewide averages.
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