Rockport, TX is a small town located on the Gulf Coast of Texas. It has a long history of involvement in American politics, having been home to several prominent figures over the years who have served both locally and nationally. In recent years, Rockport has seen an increase in political engagement from its citizens as they strive to make their community better and more representative of their values. Local politics are centered around issues concerning coastal access, development, and preservation of natural resources. Issues like crime prevention, infrastructure improvements, economic diversification, and affordable housing are also regularly discussed by local politicians in Rockport. The city council is made up of elected representatives from each district and works with other governments to ensure the best services are provided across the city. Additionally, several initiatives have been implemented in recent years to encourage voter participation such as candidate forums and public debates held during election season. Overall, the citizens of Rockport take great pride in being involved with politics that affects their lives on a daily basis.
The political climate in Rockport, TX is moderately conservative.
Aransas County, TX is very conservative. In Aransas County, TX 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aransas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.7%.
Aransas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockport, TX is moderately conservative.
Aransas County, Texas is very conservative.
Corpus Christi Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Rockport, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Rockport, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,470 contributions totaling $70,440 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 864 contributions totaling $135,186 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)