Favorability to Plaintiff:

4 (Moderately Unfavorable)

Summary:

A rural East Texas venue with a timber-and-agriculture mix, a small and conservative population, and a thin local plaintiff bar. Verdict data are limited, so we apply Northeast Texas regional averages. Community values point to a moderate defense bias. There are pockets of light industry, which helps keep the county in a moderate score range on paper, but in practice juries favor defendants and keep awards low. Net: defense-oriented and a difficult venue for plaintiffs.

County Seat:

Mount Vernon

Population (2024):

10,912

Median Age:

43.5

Median Income:

$66,800

2024 Election Results:

Trump (84.2%)