The city of Highlands, TX is a small town located in the southeastern region of Texas. It is known for its rich history and culture and has an estimated population of around 4,000 people. The city follows a mayor-council government system with an elected mayor and five council members who serve staggered two-year terms. Recently, the mayoral seat has been held by Mayor Frank Delgado who was reelected in 2019, while three new members have been elected to represent citizens on the council. Together they work to ensure that the needs of the community are met by providing essential services and infrastructure improvements. They also strive to keep taxes low and make sure that public safety remains top priority. Additionally, the political climate in Highlands is generally moderate, with many citizens voting for both Republican and Democratic candidates when it comes time for elections.
The political climate in Highlands, TX is leaning liberal.
Harris County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Harris County, TX 55.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harris county remained strongly Democratic, 55.9% to 42.7%.
Harris county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Highlands, TX is leaning liberal.
Harris County, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Highlands, Texas: R R d d D D
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 Highlands, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 654 contributions totaling $93,546 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 615 contributions totaling $122,806 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)