Wood County
Favorability to Plaintiff:
5 (Neutral)
Summary:
A rural East Texas venue anchored by Quitman and a lake-driven economy with moderate rural prosperity. The jury pool skews older, conservative, and strongly Republican, but there’s a decent local plaintiff presence and the usual Northeast Texas advantages. Verdict history lacks headline numbers, so on paper it reads a moderate-score county across a mix of rural and light industrial matters. Culturally it’s defense-inclined, though not extreme: jurors show moderate community empathy and will return fair, not huge, awards on clear liability with well-proved damages.
County Seat:
Quitman
Population (2024):
48,742
Median Age:
48.4
Median Income:
$62,524
2024 Election Results:
Trump (84.6%)